--- title: "nis set_primary_provider" slug: "nis-set-primary-provider" tags: ["5.4"] updated: 2026-10-28T01:53:01Z published: 2026-10-28T01:53:01Z canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/nis-set-primary-provider" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vastdata.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # nis set_primary_provider This command sets NIS as the primary POSIX provider. ## Usage ```plaintext nis set_primary_provider --id ID ``` ## Required Parameters | `--id ID` | Identifies the NIS configuration to be used as the primary POSIX provider. | | --- | --- | ## Example ```plaintext vcli: admin> nis set_primary_provider --id 1 ```