libnsl-2.0.1

Introduction to libnsl

The libnsl package contains the public client interface for NIS(YP). It replaces the NIS library that used to be in glibc.

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Prepare libnsl by running the following commands:

./configure --sysconfdir=/etc --disable-static

Now build libnsl by running the following commands:

make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user:

make install

Installed Programs: None

Installed Libraries: libnsl.so

Installed Directories: /usr/include/rpcsvc

libnsl.so

provides the NIS (YP) API functions required by other programs