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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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daemons
nscd, Modifying the Name Service Switch
nscd daemon, How to Configure an NIS+ Root Domain
rpc.nisd, rpc.nisd Daemon
rpc.nisd, DNS forwarding, rpc.nisd Daemon
rpc.nisd, failure of, rpc.nisd Fails
rpc.nisd, NIS-compatibility, rpc.nisd Daemon
rpc.nisd, problems, Multiple rpc.nisd Parent Processes
rpc.nisd, security level, rpc.nisd Daemon
rpc.nisd, starting, Starting the rpc.nisd Daemon
rpc.nisd, stopping, Stopping the rpc.nisd Daemon
rpc.nisd dies, Master rpc.nisd Daemon Died
rpc.nisddemon
What the NIS+ Scripts Will Not Do
How to Change Incorrect Information When Setting Up NIS+
data.dict files
NIS+ Files and Directories
NIS+ Files and Directories
Preparing the Existing Namespace for NIS+
How to Configure an NIS+ Root Domain
How to Configure an NIS+ Server
NIS+ Backup Files
/data directories (NIS+), NIS+ Backup Files
Database corrupted messages (NIS+), Multiple rpc.nisd Parent Processes
dbm files, How to Populate Tables From Maps
defaultdomain files, uninstalling NIS+, How to Remove the NIS+ Namespace
.dict files
NIS+ Files and Directories
Preparing the Existing Namespace for NIS+
Old /var/nis Filenames
dir directory object, How to Configure an NIS+ Root Domain
.dir files, How to Populate Tables From Maps
directory cache, NIS+ Cold-Start File and Directory Cache
directory name error messages (NIS+), NIS+ Domain Name Confusion
disk space insufficient (NIS+), Insufficient Disk Space in NIS+
DNS forwarding
Configuring a Client as an NIS+ Server
rpc.nisd Daemon
domain name error messages (NIS+), NIS+ Domain Name Confusion
domain names, changing (NIS+), Changed NIS+ Domain Name
domainname
How to Configure an NIS+ Root Domain
How to Change an NIS+ Client's Domain Name
How to Change an NIS+ Client's Domain Name
trailing dots, and, How to Configure an NIS+ Root Domain
uninstalling NIS+, Removing NIS+ That Was Installed Using NIS+ Commands
domains
admin group, How to Configure an NIS+ Non-Root Domain
creating additional, Creating Additional NIS+ Domains
hosts, changing domains of, Changing an NIS+ Machine's Domain Name
information needed for scripts, Populating the NIS+ Master Server Tables
names of
Preparing the Existing Namespace for NIS+
Prerequisites to Running nisserver to Set Up a Root Server
Prerequisites to Running nispopulate to Populate Root Server Tables
NIS+, NIS+ Domains
NIS+, checkpointing, Checkpointing an NIS+ Directory
NIS+ names of, NIS+ Domain Names
NIS and NIS+ mixture, NIS and NIS+
passwd, and, passwd Command and Other NIS+ Domains
populating subdomain's tables, Populating the New NIS+ Subdomain's Tables
populating the master server tables, Populating the NIS+ Master Server Tables
prerequisites for population scripts, Prerequisites to Populating a NIS+ Subdomain's Tables
setting up root master server, Setting Up NIS+ Root Servers
setup (NIS+ commands), Setting Up an NIS+ Non-Root Domain