Microsoft KB Archive/891766

= How to remove a non-standard NIS map from the Server For NIS component of Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 =

Article ID: 891766

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2007

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 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to remove a non-standard Network Information Services (NIS) map from the Server For NIS component of Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5.



MORE INFORMATION
In Windows Services for UNIX 3.5, the Server For NIS component supports standard NIS maps, such as the following maps:
 * passwd
 * group
 * nethosts

When you migrate a NIS domain to the Active Directory directory service, you can also migrate non-standard maps. However, you may want to remove one or more of these non-standard maps after you migrate them.

To remove a NIS map, follow these steps.

Warning If you use the ADSI Edit snap-in, the LDP utility, or any other LDAP version 3 client, and you incorrectly modify the attributes of Active Directory objects, you can cause serious problems. These problems may require you to reinstall Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, or both Windows and Exchange. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems that occur if you incorrectly modify Active Directory object attributes can be solved. Modify these attributes at your own risk.  Quit the Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, if it is running. Click Start, click Run, type %programfiles%\support tools\adsiedit.msc, and then click OK.

Note The ADSI Edit tool is included in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Support Tools. To install the Windows Server 2003 Support Tools, double-click Suptools.msi in the Support\Tools folder on the Windows Server 2003 CD. Expand '''Domain [. . ], expand DC= ,DC= , expand CN=System, expand CN=RpcServices, and then click CN=YPSERV30'''.

In the right pane, one container is displayed for each NIS map that you migrated to Active Directory. For example, a container such as CN=bootparams might be displayed in the right pane. In the right pane, right-click the container that corresponds to the map that you want to remove, and then click Delete. On the following message that appears, click Yes:

Are you sure you want to delete this object?

 On the following message that appears, click Yes:

Are you sure you want to delete this container and everything in it?

 Repeat steps 4 through 6 to remove the containers that correspond to the maps that you want to remove.</li> Quit the ADSI Edit tool.</li></ol>

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