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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+)
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Preface

Part I About Naming and Directory Services

1.  Name Service Switch

Part II NIS+ Setup and Configuration

2.  NIS+: An Introduction

3.  NIS+ Setup Scripts

4.  Configuring NIS+ With Scripts

5.  Setting Up the NIS+ Root Domain

6.  Configuring NIS+ Clients

7.  Configuring NIS+ Servers

8.  Configuring an NIS+ Non-Root Domain

9.  Setting Up NIS+ Tables

Part III NIS+ Administration

10.  NIS+ Tables and Information

11.  NIS+ Security Overview

12.  Administering NIS+ Credentials

13.  Administering NIS+ Keys

14.  Administering Enhanced NIS+ Security Credentials

15.  Administering NIS+ Access Rights

16.  Administering NIS+ Passwords

17.  Administering NIS+ Groups

18.  Administering NIS+ Directories

NIS+ Directories

Using the niscat Command With NIS+ Directories

Listing the Object Properties of an NIS+ Directory

Using the nisls Command With Directories

Listing the Contents of an NIS+ Directory - Terse

Listing the Contents of an NIS+ Directory - Verbose

nismkdir Command

Creating an NIS+ Directory

Adding an NIS+ Replica to an Existing Directory

nisrmdir Command

Removing an NIS+ Directory

Disassociating a Replica From an NIS+ Directory

nisrm Command

Removing NIS+ Nondirectory Objects

rpc.nisd Daemon

Starting the rpc.nisd Daemon

Stopping the rpc.nisd Daemon

Changing rpc.nisd Syntax Options

nisinit Command

Three Methods to Initialize an NIS+ Client

Initializing the NIS+ Root Master Server

nis_cachemgr Daemon

Starting and Stopping the NIS+ Cache Manager

nisshowcache Command

Displaying the Contents of the NIS+ Cache

Pinging and Checkpointing in NIS+

nisping Command

Displaying When NIS+ Replicas Were Last Updated

Forcing a Ping in NIS+

Checkpointing an NIS+ Directory

nislog Command

Displaying the Contents of the NIS+ Transaction Log

nischttl Command

Changing the Time-to-Live of an NIS+ Object

Changing the Time-to-Live of an NIS+ Table Entry

19.  Administering NIS+ Tables

20.  NIS+ Server Use Customization

21.  NIS+ Backup and Restore

22.  Removing NIS+

23.  Information in NIS+ Tables

24.  NIS+ Troubleshooting

A.  NIS+ Error Messages

About NIS+ Error Messages

Common NIS+ Namespace Error Messages

B.  Updates to NIS+ During the Solaris 10 Release

Solaris 10 and NIS+

Glossary

Index

NIS+ Directories

NIS+ directory objects are used to store information related to an NIS+ domain. For each NIS+ domain, there is a corresponding NIS+ directory structure. See Chapter 2, NIS+: An Introduction, for more information about NIS+ directories.

For a complete description of NIS+ directory-related commands and their syntax and options, see the NIS+ man pages.