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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

Introduction to NIS+ Client Configuration

Configuring the NIS+ Client

Security Considerations When Configuring the NIS+ Client

How to Configure an NIS+ Client

Setting Up DNS Forwarding in NIS+

How to Set Up DNS Forwarding in NIS+

Changing an NIS+ Machine's Domain Name

How to Change an NIS+ Client's Domain Name

Initializing an NIS+ Client

Broadcast Initialization in NIS+

Initializing an NIS+ Client by Using the Broadcast Method

How to Initialize an NIS+ Client by Broadcasting

Initializing an NIS+ Client by Using the Host Name Method

How to Initialize an NIS+ Client by Host Name

Initializing an NIS+ Client by Using the Cold-Start Method

How to Initialize an NIS+ Client With a Cold-Start File

NIS+ Client Configuration Summary

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

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

Setting Up DNS Forwarding in NIS+

To enable DNS forwarding capabilities on an NIS+ client, perform the following:

How to Set Up DNS Forwarding in NIS+

  1. Log in as superuser.
  2. Properly configure the hosts line in the /etc/resolv.conf file to read: hosts:nisplus dns files.

    In this implementation of NIS+, if a /etc/resolv.conf file exists on the server, ypstart automatically starts the ypserv daemon with the -d option to forward requests to DNS.