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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

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

Numbers and Symbols

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.pag files, How to Populate Tables From Maps
passwd
NIS+ Security Levels and Password Commands
NIS+ Security Levels and Password Commands
NIS+ Password, Credential, and Key Commands
NIS+ Password, Credential, and Key Commands
Choosing a Password
Administering NIS+ Passwords
passwd Command
Displaying Password Information in NIS+
Locking a Password in NIS+
User Cannot Log In to NIS+ Domain After Password Change
age limit, Setting a Password Age Limit in NIS+
aging, turning off, Turning Off Password Aging in NIS+
changing passwords
Changing Your NIS+ Password
Changing Passwords in NIS+
Changing Someone Else's Password in NIS+
credentials, and, passwd Command and Credentials
data, displaying, Displaying Password Information in NIS+
domains, other, passwd Command and Other NIS+ Domains
forcing users to change
Forcing Users to Change Passwords in NIS+
Turning Off Password Aging in NIS+
keys, and, passwd Command and NIS+ Keys
locking passwords, Locking a Password in NIS+
minimum life, setting, Setting Minimum Password Life in NIS+
NIS+ environment, passwd Command and “NIS+ Environment”
nispasswd, and, nispasswd Command
password aging, Managing Password Aging in NIS+
password aging limitations, Managing Password Aging in NIS+
permissions, and, passwd Command and NIS+ Permissions
rlogin problems, NIS+ User Cannot Remote Log In to Remote Domain
root, changing, How to Change Your NIS+ Password
unlocking passwords, Unlocking a Password in NIS+
user cannot change password, NIS+ User Cannot Change Password
user problems, NIS+ User Cannot Log In
vacation locks, Locking a Password in NIS+
warning period, setting, Establishing a Password Warning Period in NIS+
yppasswd, and, yppasswd Command
passwd files
Prerequisites to Running nisserver to Set Up a Root Server
Prerequisites to Running nispopulate to Populate Root Server Tables
Prerequisites to Populating a NIS+ Subdomain's Tables
Prerequisites to Establishing an NIS+ Root Domain
nisaddent, and, Loading Information Into NIS+ From a File
passwd tables (NIS+), passwd NIS+ Table
+/- syntax, passwd NIS+ Table
password, secure and login different, Secure RPC Password and NIS+ Login Passwords Are Different
password -r command, Name Service Switch File and Password Information
password commands, NIS+ Security Levels and Password Commands
password data
days, number of, nistbladm and the Number of Days Password Parameter in NIS+
displaying, Displaying Password Information in NIS+
expire values, nistbladm and NIS+ Shadow Column Fields
inactive values, nistbladm and NIS+ Shadow Column Fields
login different from secure, Secure RPC Passwords and the Login Password Problem in NIS+
login password, Secure RPC Passwords and the Login Password Problem in NIS+
max values, nistbladm and NIS+ Shadow Column Fields
min values, nistbladm and NIS+ Shadow Column Fields
nsswitch.conf file, Name Service Switch File and Password Information
nsswitch.conf file, and
passwd and the nsswitch.conf Files
passwd and the nsswitch.conf Files
nsswitch.conf file, over-riding, passwd and the nsswitch.conf Files
passwd column, limiting access to, Limiting Access to the Passwd Column to NIS+ Owners and Administrators
secure different from login, Secure RPC Passwords and the Login Password Problem in NIS+
secure RPC password, Secure RPC Passwords and the Login Password Problem in NIS+
shadow column fields, nistbladm and NIS+ Shadow Column Fields
unused values, nistbladm and NIS+ Shadow Column Fields
warn values, nistbladm and NIS+ Shadow Column Fields
password expired messages (NIS+), Password Locked, Expired, or Terminated
password will expire Message, Password will expire Message
passwords
administering, Administering NIS+ Passwords
age limiting, Setting a Password Age Limit in NIS+
aging
Managing Password Aging in NIS+
Password Privilege Expiration in NIS+
aging, turning off, Turning Off Password Aging in NIS+
aging limitations, Managing Password Aging in NIS+
changing
Changing Your NIS+ Password
Changing Passwords in NIS+
Changing Someone Else's Password in NIS+
choosing, Choosing a Password
criteria, setting defaults, Specifying Password Criteria and Defaults in NIS+
default criteria, setting, Specifying Password Criteria and Defaults in NIS+
expiration of privilege, setting
Password Privilege Expiration in NIS+
Password Privilege Expiration in NIS+
expiration of privilege, unsetting, Password Privilege Expiration in NIS+
forcing users to change
Forcing Users to Change Passwords in NIS+
Turning Off Password Aging in NIS+
inactive days, setting
Specifying Maximum Number of Inactive Days for Users in NIS+
Specifying Maximum Number of Inactive Days for Users in NIS+
locking, Locking a Password in NIS+
logging in, Logging In to an NIS+ Domain
login, maximum time for, Password Failure Limits
login fails after change, User Cannot Log In to NIS+ Domain After Password Change
login failures, maximum, Password Failure Limits
Login incorrect Message, Login incorrect Message
maximum tries, Password Failure Limits
minimum life, setting, Setting Minimum Password Life in NIS+
new, cannot use, NIS+ User Cannot Log In Using New Password
NIS+ environment, passwd Command and “NIS+ Environment”
nistbladm, nistbladm Command
not have secure RPC credentials, messages, NIS+ Server Running at Security Level 0
nsswitch.conf file, and
nsswitch.conf File Requirements for Passwords
passwd and the nsswitch.conf Files
NIS+ User Cannot Log In
nsswitch.conf file, over-riding, passwd and the nsswitch.conf Files
passwd, passwd Command
Permission denied Message, Permission denied Message at Login
privileges (user)
Password Privilege Expiration in NIS+
Password Privilege Expiration in NIS+
requirements, Password Requirements
passwords
rlogin problems, NIS+ User Cannot Remote Log In to Remote Domain
passwords
root change, problems, Root Password Change Causes Problem in NIS+
root's, changing, How to Change Your NIS+ Password
Sorry: less than Message, How to Change Your NIS+ Password
unlocking, Unlocking a Password in NIS+
user cannot change, NIS+ User Cannot Change Password
passwords
user problems, NIS+ User Cannot Log In
passwords
using, Using Passwords in NIS+
vacation locks, Locking a Password in NIS+
warning period, setting, Establishing a Password Warning Period in NIS+
will expire Message, Password will expire Message
performance
NIS+, Adding a Replica to an Existing NIS+ Domain
NIS+ server search, Default NIS+ Client Search Behavior
Permission denied Message, Permission denied Message at Login
Permission denied messages (NIS+)
NIS+ and NIS Compatibility Problems
User Cannot Log In to NIS+ Domain After Password Change
NIS+ Security Problem Symptoms
NIS+ User Cannot Remote Log In to Remote Domain
permission denied messages (NIS+)
User Login Same as NIS+ Machine Name
Corrupted NIS+ Credentials
Preexisting /etc/.rootkey File
permissions, What the NIS+ Scripts Will Not Do
Possible loop detected in namespace messages (NIS+), NIS+ Domain Name Confusion
principals, NIS+ Security
private tables, What the NIS+ Scripts Will Not Do
processes, insufficient (NIS+), Insufficient Processes in NIS+
protocols tables, protocols NIS+ Table
protocols tables (NIS+), protocols NIS+ Table
public keys, updating, How to Configure an NIS+ Root Domain
publickey files
How to Populate NIS+ Tables From Files
How to Populate Tables From Maps
publickey map, How to Populate Tables From Maps