NIS+ provides a full set of commands for administering a namespace. The following table summarizes them. For a complete description of syntax and options, see their command descriptions.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| nisaddcred | Creates credentials for NIS+ principals and stores them in the cred table. |
| nisaddent | Adds information from /etc files or NIS maps into NIS+ tables. |
| niscat | Displays the contents of NIS+ tables. |
| nischgrp | Changes the group owner of an NIS+ object. |
| nischmod | Changes an object's access rights. |
| nischown | Changes the owner of an NIS+ object. |
| nischttl | Changes an NIS+ object's time-to-live value. |
| nisdefaults | Lists an NIS+ object's default values: domain name, group name, workstation name, NIS+ principal name, access rights, directory search path, and time-to-live. |
| nisgrep | Searches for entries in an NIS+ table. |
| nisgrpadm | Creates or destroys an NIS+ group, or displays a list of its members. Also adds members to a group, removes them, or tests them for membership in the group. |
| nisinit | Initializes an NIS+ client or server. |
| nisln | Creates a symbolic link between two NIS+ objects. |
| nisls | Lists the contents of an NIS+ directory. |
| nismatch | Searches for entries in an NIS+ table. |
| nismkdir | Creates an NIS+ directory and specifies its master and replica servers. |
| nismkuser | Creates an NIS+ user. |
| nispasswd | Not supported in AIX. Use the passwd command. |
| nisrm | Removes NIS+ objects (except directories) from the namespace. |
| nisrmdir | Removes NIS+ directories and replicas from the namespace. |
| nisrmuser | Removes an NIS+ user. |
| nissetup | Creates org_dir and groups_dir directories and a complete set of (unpopulated) NIS+ tables for an NIS+ domain. |
| nisshowcache | Lists the contents of the NIS+ shared cache maintained by the NIS+ cache manager. |
| nistbladm | Creates or deletes NIS+ tables, and adds, modifies or deletes entries in an NIS+ table. |
| nisupdkeys | Updates the public keys stored in an NIS+ object. |
| passwd | Changes password information stored in the NIS+ passwd table. |