Using the DirectControl NIS Service

The Centrify DirectControl NIS Service enables UNIX admins to securely store, distribute, and deploy NIS maps through Active Directory, ensuring that all systems within a Zone share a common set of maps. The DirectControl NIS Service is fully integrated with the adclient daemon and vectors all NIS-related requests to Active Directory via DirectControl. The NIS service can fulfill requests both locally and from other machines on the network. For example, a network attached storage (NAS) device may be "hardwired" to only work with NIS. By configuring the NAS device to use the DirectControl NIS Service, this device can now use Active Directory as its central server for validating users. In this way, systems that need specific NIS functionality, such as automount map information, can continue to function but now are serviced through the centralized Active Directory system rather than a separate NIS service infrastructure.

Supported Platforms

Centrify-Enabled NIS Service Supported Operating Systems Show More Detail Supported    Recent Addition    Early Access
Operating System	Version	32-bit	64-bit
CentOS Linux	3, 4, 5, 6 x86
	3, 4, 5, 6 x86_64
Citrix XenServer	4, 5, 6
Debian Linux	3.0, 3.1, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 x86
	3.1, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 x86_64
Hewlett Packard HP-UX	11.11 PA-RISC
IBM AIX	5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 7.1
Linux Mint	12, 13, 14, LMDE x86
	12, 13, 14, LMDE x86_64
Mandriva Linux	One 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 x86
	Ent. Server 5, 5.2 x86
	Ent. Server 5, 5.2 x86_64
Novell SUSE Linux	Ent. Desktop 9.0, 9, 10, 11 x86
	Ent. Desktop 11 x86_64
	Ent. Server 8, 9, 10, 11 x86
	Ent. Server 9, 10, 11 x86_64
	Ent. Server 9, 10, 11 PPC
	Ent. Server 9, 10, 11 Itanium
OpenSUSE Linux	10, 11, 12 x86
	10, 11, 12 x86_64
Oracle Enterprise Linux	4, 5, 6 x86
	4, 5, 6 x86_64
Oracle Solaris	2.6, 2.7 (7), 8, 9, 10, 11 (Express 2010.11), 11 SPARC
	9, 10, 11 (Express 2010.11) x86
	10, 11 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	Desktop 5, 6 x86
	Desktop 5, 6 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 3, 4, 5, 6 x86
	AS/ES/WS 3, 4, 5, 6 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 3, 4, 5 PPC
	AS/ES/WS 4, 5 Itanium
Red Hat Fedora	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 x86
	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 x86_64
Red Hat Linux	9 x86
Scientific Linux	3, 4, 5, 6 x86
	3, 4, 5, 6 x86_64
Ubuntu Linux	6.06, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 x86
	6.06, 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 x86_64
Operating System	Version	32-bit	64-bit

Centrify-Enabled NIS Service Supported Operating Systems Show Less Detail Supported    Recent Addition    Early Access
Operating System	Version	32-bit	64-bit
CentOS Linux	3.8 x86
	3.8 x86_64
	3.9 x86
	3.9 x86_64
	4.4 x86
	4.4 x86_64
	4.6 x86
	4.6 x86_64
	4.7 x86
	4.7 x86_64
	4.8 x86
	4.8 x86_64
	4.9 x86
	4.9 x86_64
	5.0 x86
	5.0 x86_64
	5.1 x86
	5.1 x86_64
	5.2 x86
	5.2 x86_64
	5.3 x86
	5.3 x86_64
	5.4 x86
	5.4 x86_64
	5.5 x86
	5.5 x86_64
	5.6 x86
	5.6 x86_64
	5.7 x86
	5.7 x86_64
	5.8 x86
	5.8 x86_64
	5.9 x86
	5.9 x86_64
	6.0 x86
	6.0 x86_64
	6.1 x86
	6.1 x86_64
	6.2 x86
	6.2 x86_64
	6.3 x86
	6.3 x86_64
	6.4 x86
	6.4 x86_64
Citrix XenServer	4
	4.1
	5
	5.5
	5.6
	6.0
Debian Linux	3.0 x86
	3.1 x86
	3.1 x86_64
	4.0 x86
	4.0 x86_64
	5.0 x86
	5.0 x86_64
	6.0 x86
	6.0 x86_64
Hewlett Packard HP-UX	11.11 PA-RISC
IBM AIX	5.1
	5.2
	5.3
	6.1
	7.1
Linux Mint	12 x86
	12 x86_64
	13 x86
	13 x86_64
	14 x86
	14 x86_64
	Debian Edition x86
	Debian Edition x86_64
Mandriva Linux	One 2008
	One 2009
	One 2009.1
	One 2010
	One 2010.1
	One 2010.2
	One 2011
	Ent. Server 5 x86
	Ent. Server 5 x86_64
	Ent. Server 5.2 x86
	Ent. Server 5.2 x86_64
Novell SUSE Linux	Ent. Server 8.0 x86
	Ent. Desktop 9.0 x86
	Ent. Server 9.0 x86
	Ent. Server 9.0 x86_64
	Ent. Server 9.0 PPC
	Ent. Server 9.0 Itanium
	Ent. Desktop Pro 9.1 x86
	Ent. Desktop Pro 9.2 x86
	Ent. Desktop Pro 9.3 x86
	Ent. Desktop 10.0 x86
	Ent. Server 10.0 x86
	Ent. Server 10.0 x86_64
	Ent. Server 10.0 PPC
	Ent. Server 10.0 Itanium
	Ent. Desktop 11.0 x86
	Ent. Desktop 11.0 x86_64
	Ent. Server 11.0 x86
	Ent. Server 11.0 x86_64
	Ent. Server 11.0 PPC
	Ent. Server 11.0 Itanium
OpenSUSE Linux	10.1 x86
	10.1 x86_64
	10.2 x86
	10.2 x86_64
	10.3 x86
	10.3 x86_64
	11.0 x86
	11.0 x86_64
	11.1 x86
	11.1 x86_64
	11.2 x86
	11.2 x86_64
	11.3 x86
	11.3 x86_64
	11.4 x86
	11.4 x86_64
	12.1 x86
	12.1 x86_64
	12.2 x86
	12.2 x86_64
	12.3 x86
	12.3 x86_64
Oracle Enterprise Linux	4.0 x86
	4.0 x86_64
	5.0 x86
	5.0 x86_64
	6.0 x86
	6.0 x86_64
Oracle Solaris	2.6 SPARC
	2.7 (7) SPARC
	8 SPARC
	9 SPARC
	9 x86
	10 SPARC
	10 x86
	10 x86_64
	11 (Express 2010.11) SPARC
	11 (Express 2010.11) x86
	11 SPARC
	11 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	Desktop 5.1 x86
	Desktop 5.1 x86_64
	Desktop 5.2 x86
	Desktop 5.2 x86_64
	Desktop 5.3 x86
	Desktop 5.3 x86_64
	Desktop 5.4 x86
	Desktop 5.4 x86_64
	Desktop 5.5 x86
	Desktop 5.5 x86_64
	Desktop 5.6 x86
	Desktop 5.6 x86_64
	Desktop 5.7 x86
	Desktop 5.7 x86_64
	Desktop 5.8 x86
	Desktop 5.8 x86_64
	Desktop 5.9 x86
	Desktop 5.9 x86_64
	Desktop 6.0 x86
	Desktop 6.0 x86_64
	Desktop 6.1 x86
	Desktop 6.1 x86_64
	Desktop 6.2 x86
	Desktop 6.2 x86_64
	Desktop 6.3 x86
	Desktop 6.3 x86_64
	Desktop 6.4 x86
	Desktop 6.4 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 3.0 x86
	AS/ES/WS 3.0 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 3.0 PPC
	AS/ES/WS 4.0 x86
	AS/ES/WS 4.0 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 4.0 PPC
	AS/ES/WS 4.0 Itanium
	AS/ES/WS 4.8 x86
	AS/ES/WS 4.8 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 4.8 PPC
	AS/ES/WS 4.8 Itanium
	AS/ES/WS 4.9 x86
	AS/ES/WS 4.9 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 4.9 PPC
	AS/ES/WS 4.9 Itanium
	AS/ES/WS 5.0 x86
	AS/ES/WS 5.0 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 5.0 PPC
	AS/ES/WS 5.0 Itanium
	AS/ES/WS 5.1 x86
	AS/ES/WS 5.1 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 5.1 PPC
	AS/ES/WS 5.1 Itanium
	AS/ES/WS 5.2 x86
	AS/ES/WS 5.2 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 5.2 PPC
	AS/ES/WS 5.2 Itanium
	AS/ES/WS 5.3 x86
	AS/ES/WS 5.3 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 5.3 PPC
	AS/ES/WS 5.3 Itanium
	AS/ES/WS 5.4 x86
	AS/ES/WS 5.4 x86_64
	AS/ES/WS 5.4 PPC
	AS/ES/WS 5.4 Itanium
	AS/ES/WS 5.5 x86
AS/ES/WS 5.5 x86_64
AS/ES/WS 5.5 PPC
AS/ES/WS 5.5 Itanium
AS/ES/WS 5.6 x86
AS/ES/WS 5.6 x86_64
AS/ES/WS 5.6 PPC
AS/ES/WS 5.6 Itanium
AS/ES/WS 5.7 x86
AS/ES/WS 5.7 x86_64
AS/ES/WS 5.7 PPC
AS/ES/WS 5.7 Itanium
AS/ES/WS 5.8 x86
AS/ES/WS 5.8 x86_64
AS/ES/WS 5.8 PPC
AS/ES/WS 5.8 Itanium
AS/ES/WS 5.9 x86
AS/ES/WS 5.9 x86_64
AS/ES/WS 5.9 PPC
AS/ES/WS 5.9 Itanium
AS/ES/WS 6.0 x86
AS/ES/WS 6.0 x86_64
AS/ES/WS 6.1 x86
AS/ES/WS 6.1 x86_64
AS/ES/WS 6.2 x86
AS/ES/WS 6.2 x86_64
AS/ES/WS 6.3 x86
AS/ES/WS 6.3 x86_64
AS/ES/WS 6.4 x86
AS/ES/WS 6.4 x86_64
Red Hat Fedora	Core 3 x86
	Core 3 x86_64
	Core 4 x86
	Core 4 x86_64
	Core 5 x86
	Core 5 x86_64
	6 x86
	6 x86_64
	7 x86
	7 x86_64
	8 x86
	8 x86_64
	9 x86
	9 x86_64
	10 x86
	10 x86_64
	11 x86
	11 x86_64
	12 x86
	12 x86_64
	13 x86
	13 x86_64
	14 x86
	14 x86_64
	15 x86
	15 x86_64
	16 x86
	16 x86_64
	17 x86
	17 x86_64
	18 x86
	18 x86_64
Red Hat Linux	9.0 x86
Scientific Linux	3.0.8 x86
	3.0.8 x86_64
	3.0.9 x86
	3.0.9 x86_64
	4.4 x86
	4.4 x86_64
	4.5 x86
	4.5 x86_64
	4.6 x86
	4.6 x86_64
	4.7 x86
	4.7 x86_64
	4.8 x86
	4.8 x86_64
	4.9 x86
	4.9 x86_64
	5.0 x86
	5.0 x86_64
	5.1 x86
	5.1 x86_64
	5.2 x86
	5.2 x86_64
	5.3 x86
	5.3 x86_64
	5.4 x86
	5.4 x86_64
	5.5 x86
	5.5 x86_64
	5.6 x86
	5.6 x86_64
	5.7 x86
	5.7 x86_64
	5.8 x86
	5.8 x86_64
	6.0 x86
	6.0 x86_64
	6.1 x86
	6.1 x86_64
	6.2 x86
	6.2 x86_64
	6.3 x86
	6.3 x86_64
	6.4 x86
	6.4 x86_64
Ubuntu Linux	Desktop 6.06 LTS x86
	Desktop 6.06 LTS x86_64
	Server 6.06 LTS x86
	Server 6.06 LTS x86_64
	Desktop 7.04 x86
	Desktop 7.04 x86_64
	Server 7.04 x86
	Server 7.04 x86_64
	Desktop 7.10 x86
	Desktop 7.10 x86_64
	Server 7.10 x86
	Server 7.10 x86_64
	Desktop 8.04 LTS x86
	Desktop 8.04 LTS x86_64
	Server 8.04 LTS x86
	Server 8.04 LTS x86_64
	Desktop 8.10 x86
	Desktop 8.10 x86_64
	Server 8.10 x86
	Server 8.10 x86_64
	Desktop 9.04 x86
	Desktop 9.04 x86_64
	Server 9.04 x86
	Server 9.04 x86_64
	Desktop 9.10 x86
	Desktop 9.10 x86_64
	Server 9.10 x86
	Server 9.10 x86_64
	Desktop 10.04 LTS x86
	Desktop 10.04 LTS x86_64
	Server 10.04 LTS x86
	Server 10.04 LTS x86_64
	Desktop 10.10 x86
	Desktop 10.10 x86_64
	Server 10.10 x86
	Server 10.10 x86_64
	Desktop 11.04 x86
	Desktop 11.04 x86_64
	Server 11.04 x86
	Server 11.04 x86_64
	Desktop 11.10 x86
	Desktop 11.10 x86_64
	Server 11.10 x86
	Server 11.10 x86_64
	Desktop 12.04 LTS x86
	Desktop 12.04 LTS x86_64
	Server 12.04 LTS x86
	Server 12.04 LTS x86_64
	Desktop 12.10 x86
	Desktop 12.10 x86_64
	Server 12.10 x86
	Server 12.10 x86_64
Operating System	Version	32-bit	64-bit