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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

19.  Administering NIS+ Tables

NIS+ Table Administration

Using the nistbladm Command With NIS+ Tables

nistbladm Syntax Summary

nistbladm and NIS+ Column Values

nistbladm, Searchable NIS+ Columns, Keys, and Column Values

nistbladm and Indexed NIS+ Names

nistbladm and NIS+ Groups

Creating a New NIS+ Table

Specifying NIS+ Table Columns

Creating Additional NIS+ Automount Tables

Deleting an NIS+ Table

Adding Entries to an NIS+ Table

Adding an NIS+ Table Entry With the -a Option

Adding an NIS+ Table Entry With the -A Option

Modifying NIS+ Table Entries

Editing an NIS+ Table Entry With the -e Option

Editing an NIS+ Table Entry With the -E Option

Removing NIS+ Table Entries

Removing NIS+ Single Table Entries

Removing Multiple Entries From an NIS+ Table

niscat Command

niscat Command Syntax

Displaying the Contents of an NIS+ Table

Displaying the Object Properties of an NIS+ Table or Entry

nismatch and nisgrep Commands

About Regular Expressions in NIS+

nismatch and nisgrep Command Syntax

Searching the First Column in NIS+

Searching a Particular Column in NIS+

Searching Multiple Columns in NIS+

nisln Command

nisln Command Syntax

Creating a Link in NIS+

nissetup Command

Expanding a Directory Into an NIS+ Domain

Expanding a Directory Into an NIS-Compatible Domain

nisaddent Command

nisaddent Command Syntax

Loading Information Into NIS+ From a File

Loading Data From an NIS Map Into NIS+

Dumping the Contents of an NIS+ Table to a File

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

niscat Command

The niscat command displays the contents of an NIS+ table. However, you can also use it to display the object properties of the table. You must have read rights to the table, entries, or columns that you wish to display.

niscat Command Syntax

To display the contents of a table, use:

niscat [-hM] tablename

To display the object properties of a table, use:

niscat -o tablename
niscat -o entry

Table 19-5 niscat Options

Option
Description
-h
Header. Displays a header line above the table entries, listing the name of each column.
-M
Master. Displays only the entries of the table stored on the Master server. This ensures you get the most up-to-date information and should be used only for debugging.
-o
Object. Displays object information about the table, such as column names, properties, and servers.