Enable NIS for system authentication

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Selecting this profile will enable Network Information Services as the source

of identity and authentication providers.

NIS CONFIGURATION

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Authselect does not touch NIS configuration. Please, read NIS' documentation

to see how to configure it manually.

AVAILABLE OPTIONAL FEATURES

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with-faillock::

Enable account locking in case of too many consecutive

authentication failures.

with-mkhomedir::

Enable automatic creation of home directories for users on their

first login.

with-ecryptfs::

Enable automatic per-user ecryptfs.

with-fingerprint::

Enable authentication with fingerprint reader through *pam_fprintd*.

with-pam-gnome-keyring::

Enable pam-gnome-keyring support.

with-pam-u2f::

Enable authentication via u2f dongle through *pam_u2f*.

with-pam-u2f-2fa::

Enable 2nd factor authentication via u2f dongle through *pam_u2f*.

without-pam-u2f-nouserok::

Module argument nouserok is omitted if also with-pam-u2f-2fa is used.

*WARNING*: Omitting nouserok argument means that users without pam-u2f

authentication configured will not be able to log in *INCLUDING* root.

Make sure you are able to log in before losing root privileges.

with-silent-lastlog::

Do not produce pam_lastlog message during login.

without-lastlog-showfailed::

Do not print number of failed login attempts during login.

with-pamaccess::

Check access.conf during account authorization.

with-pwhistory::

Enable pam_pwhistory module for local users.

with-nispwquality::

If this option is set pam_pwquality module will check password quality

for NIS users as well as local users during password change. Without this

option only local users passwords are checked.

with-altfiles::

Use nss_altfiles for passwd and group nsswitch databases.

with-group-merging::

Enable merging of group records from multiple NSS sources using

[SUCCESS=merge]. Required for services like systemd-homed that

advertise users as part of system groups.

with-mdns4::

Enable multicast DNS over IPv4.

with-mdns6::

Enable multicast DNS over IPv6.

with-systemd-homed::

If set, pam_systemd_homed is enabled for all pam operations.

without-nullok::

Do not add nullok parameter to pam_unix.

with-libvirt::

Enable connecting to libvirt VMs using the hostname configured in the

guest OS or, as a fallback, their name.

EXAMPLES

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* Enable NIS with no additional modules

authselect select nis

* Enable NIS and create home directories for users on their first login

authselect select nis with-mkhomedir