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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
4. Configuring NIS+ With Scripts
5. Setting Up the NIS+ Root Domain
8. Configuring an NIS+ Non-Root Domain
Append, Replace, and Merge Options to NIS+ Table Population
Populating NIS+ Tables From Files
Security Considerations When Populating NIS+ Tables From Files
How to Populate NIS+ Tables From Files
Populating NIS+ Tables From NIS Maps
Security Considerations When Populating Tables From NIS Maps
How to Populate Tables From Maps
Transferring Information From NIS+ to NIS
How to Transfer Information From NIS+ to NIS
Limiting Access to the Passwd Column to NIS+ Owners and Administrators
How to Limit Read Access to the Passwd Column
NIS+ Table Population Summaries
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
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for using the NIS+ command set to populate NIS+ tables on a master server from /etc files or NIS maps, how to transfer information back from NIS+ tables to NIS maps, how to limit access to the passwd column of the passwd table.
Note - NIS+ might not be supported in a future release. Tools to aid the migration from NIS+ to LDAP are available as of the Solaris 9 release. For more information, see System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP) and visit NIS+ End-of-Feature (EOF) Announcement FAQ.