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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+) |
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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+
Two NIS+ Configuration Methods
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 NIS+ application programmer's interface (API) is a group of functions that can be called by an application to access and modify NIS+ objects. The NIS+ API has 54 functions that fall into nine categories:
Object manipulation functions (nis_names())
Table access functions (nis_tables())
Local name functions (nis_local_names())
Group manipulation functions (nis_groups())
Application subroutine functions (nis_subr())
Miscellaneous functions (nis_misc())
Database access functions (nis_db())
Error message display functions (nis_error())
Transaction log functions (nis_admin())
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