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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)
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Preface

Part I About Naming and Directory Services

1.  Naming and Directory Services (Overview)

2.  The Name Service Switch (Overview)

Part II DNS Setup and Administration

3.  DNS Setup and Administration (Reference)

Part III NIS Setup and Administration

4.  Network Information Service (NIS) (Overview)

5.  Setting Up and Configuring NIS Service

6.  Administering NIS (Tasks)

7.  NIS Troubleshooting

Part IV LDAP Naming Services Setup and Administration

8.  Introduction to LDAP Naming Services (Overview/Reference)

9.  LDAP Basic Components and Concepts (Overview)

10.  Planning Requirements for LDAP Naming Services (Tasks)

11.  Setting Up Sun Java System Directory Server With LDAP Clients (Tasks)

12.  Setting Up LDAP Clients (Tasks)

13.  LDAP Troubleshooting (Reference)

14.  LDAP General Reference (Reference)

15.  Transitioning From NIS to LDAP (Overview/Tasks)

16.  Transitioning From NIS+ to LDAP

NIS+ to LDAP Overview

rpc.nisd Configuration Files

NIS+ to LDAP Tools and the Service Management Facility

When Not to Use SMF With NIS+ to LDAP

Modifying the /lib/svc/method/nisplus File

Creating Attributes and Object Classes

Getting Started With the NIS+ to LDAP Transition

/etc/default/rpc.nisd File

General Configuration

Configuration Data From LDAP

Server Selection

Authentication and Security

Default Location in LDAP and NIS+

Timeout/Size Limits and Referral Action for LDAP Communication

Error Actions

General LDAP Operation Control

/var/nis/NIS+LDAPmapping File

nisplusLDAPdatabaseIdMapping Attribute

nisplusLDAPentryTtl Attribute

nisplusLDAPobjectDN Attribute

nisplusLDAPattributeFromColumn Attribute

nisplusLDAPcolumnFromAttribute Attribute

NIS+ to LDAP Migration Scenarios

How to Convert All NIS+ Data to LDAP in One Operation

How to Convert All LDAP Data to NIS+ in One Operation

Merging NIS+ and LDAP Data

How to Merge NIS+ and LDAP Data

Masters and Replicas (NIS+ to LDAP)

Replication Timestamps

The Directory Server (NIS+ to LDAP)

Configuring the Sun Java System Directory Server

Assigning Server Address and Port Number

Security and Authentication

Using SSL

Performance and Indexing

Mapping NIS+ Objects Other Than Table Entries

NIS+ Entry Owner, Group, Access, and TTL

How to Store Additional Entry Attributes in LDAP

Principal Names and Netnames (NIS+ to LDAP)

client_info and timezone Tables (NIS+ to LDAP)

client_info Attributes and Object Class

timezone Attributes and Object Class

Adding New Object Mappings (NIS+ to LDAP)

How to Map Non-Entry Objects

Adding Entry Objects

Storing Configuration Information in LDAP

A.  Solaris 10 Software Updates to DNS, NIS, and LDAP

Service Management Facility Changes

DNS BIND

pam_ldap Changes

Documentation Errors

Glossary

Index

Chapter 16

Transitioning From NIS+ to LDAP

This chapter describes how to make the transition from using the NIS+ naming service to LDAP naming services.