---
title: "nis create"
slug: "nis-create"
updated: 2026-10-27T17:24:49Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:24:49Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/nis-create"
---

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# nis create

This command adds a new NIS configuration.

## Usage

```plaintext
nis create --domain-name DOMAIN_NAME
           --servers SERVERS
```

## Required Parameters

| `--domain-name DOMAIN_NAME` | Specifies the NIS domain name shared by all the NIS servers and clients on your network. Example: `--domain-name NIS.companyname.com` |
| --- | --- |
| `--servers SERVERS` | A comma-separated list of NIS servers. You can specify up to ten servers. Specify each server by its IP or host name, up to 48 characters. You can specify up to ten servers. Example: `--servers NISmaster.companyname.com,192.0.2.200,NISslave2.companyname.com` |

## Example

```plaintext
vcli: admin> nis create --domain-name NIS.companyname.com --servers NISmaster.companyname.com,192.0.2.200,NISslave2.companyname.com
```