Configuring NetInfo

From Mac OS X Server FAQ

This is a big topic :) Start with man pages for nidomain, nibindd, netinfod, nicl, nidump.

Also check out the script /usr/libexec/create_nidb for a good example of how to create a db and insert values.

Typical configuration for a workstation is to have one non-shared netinfo database (no network access to said database). Older Mac OS X Servers may provide network netinfo services, but that is now depreciated.

Here's an article about netinfo db cloning.

Probably the best single resource for higher-level understanding is Understanding and Usinig Netinfo (pdf).

Here's a guide for manually configuring netinfo client --> server binding.

Lastly, a couple of email threads from out there on the interweb: Netinfo - deeper than two levels and Another NetIinfo Question.