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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+) |
Part I About Naming and Directory Services
Part II NIS+ Setup and Configuration
Solaris 1 Release and NIS-Compatibility Mode
NIS+ Setup and Configuration Preparation
Structure of the NIS+ Namespace
How NIS+ Servers Propagate Changes
NIS+ Cold-Start File and Directory Cache
An NIS+ Server Is Also a Client
NIS+ NIS_PATH Environment Variable
Preparing the Existing Namespace for NIS+
4. Configuring NIS+ With Scripts
5. Setting Up the NIS+ Root Domain
8. Configuring an NIS+ Non-Root Domain
10. NIS+ Tables and Information
12. Administering NIS+ Credentials
14. Administering Enhanced NIS+ Security Credentials
15. Administering NIS+ Access Rights
16. Administering NIS+ Passwords
18. Administering NIS+ Directories
20. NIS+ Server Use Customization
23. Information in NIS+ Tables
Common NIS+ Namespace Error Messages
The rest of this part of the guide describes two different methods of configuring an NIS+ namespace:
With the setup (configuration) scripts. This chapter and Chapter 4, Configuring NIS+ With Scripts describe how to configure NIS+ using the three NIS+ scripts: nisserver, nispopulate, and nisclient. This is the easiest, as well as recommended, method.
With the NIS+ command set. Chapter 6, Configuring NIS+ Clients, Chapter 7, Configuring NIS+ Servers, and Chapter 8, Configuring an NIS+ Non-Root Domain describe how to configure NIS+ using the NIS+ command set. While this method gives you more flexibility than the scripts method, it is more difficult. This method should be used only by experienced NIS+ administrators who need to configure a namespace with characteristics significantly different than those provided by the configuration scripts.
Note - If you use the NIS+ command set, you must also make sure that each machine using NIS+ for its naming service has the correct nsswitch.conf file in its /etc directory as described in Chapter 1, Name Service Switch. If you use the NIS+ configuration scripts on a given machine, this step is performed for you.
See Chapter 22, Removing NIS+ for information on how to remove an NIS+ directory or domain, an NIS+ server, or the NIS+ namespace.