Setting up NIS on Mac 10.5 which is not a server

I understand that I can set up an NIS client on a Mac using the Directory Utility.
How do I set up the NIS server? Can this be done without a Mac Server?
What are the differences between a Mac running regular 10.5 and a Mac server?

mad1 wrote:
I understand that I can set up an NIS client on a Mac using the Directory Utility.
How do I set up the NIS server? Can this be done without a Mac Server?
I saw the ypbind command is there. I think you can do it, but in the unix way.
It's been eons since I did it. I vaguely remember I had to start from the classic /etc/passwd, "give" it to a makefile to build the yp database and then start ypbind.
I'm afraid either you have to read the man pages or you wait for someone that remembers these things better than me..
What are the differences between a Mac running regular 10.5 and a Mac server?
The server has a lot of utilities (well.. actually two, but they do everything) to let you set and start various services in the mac way.
Ciao,
Ermanno

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