- Book Information
- Index
- Preface
- Part I About Naming and Directory Services
- Part II NIS+ Setup and Configuration
- Chapter 2 NIS+: An Introduction
- About NIS+
- What NIS+ Can Do for You
- How NIS+ Differs From NIS
- NIS+ Security
- Solaris 1 Release and NIS-Compatibility Mode
- NIS+ Administration Commands
- NIS+ API
- NIS+ Setup and Configuration Preparation
- NIS+ Files and Directories
- Structure of the NIS+ Namespace
- NIS+ Namespace Directories
- NIS+ Domains
- NIS+ Servers
- NIS+ Clients and Principals
- NIS+ Naming Conventions
- NIS+ NIS_PATH Environment Variable
- Preparing the Existing Namespace for NIS+
- Two NIS+ Configuration Methods
- Chapter 3 NIS+ Setup Scripts
- Chapter 4 Configuring NIS+ With Scripts
- NIS+ Configuration Overview
- Creating a Sample NIS+ Namespace
- Setting Up NIS+ Root Servers
- Populating NIS+ Tables
- Setting Up NIS+ Client Machines
- Initializing NIS+ Client Users
- Setting Up NIS+ Servers
- Creating an NIS+ Root Replica Server
- Creating an NIS+ Subdomain
- Populating the New NIS+ Subdomain's Tables
- Creating NIS+ Subdomain Replicas
- Initializing NIS+ Subdomain Client Machines
- Initializing an NIS+ Subdomain Client Users
- Summary of Commands for the Sample NIS+ Namespace
- Chapter 5 Setting Up the NIS+ Root Domain
- Chapter 6 Configuring NIS+ Clients
- Introduction to NIS+ Client Configuration
- Configuring the NIS+ Client
- Setting Up DNS Forwarding in NIS+
- Changing an NIS+ Machine's Domain Name
- Initializing an NIS+ Client
- NIS+ Client Configuration Summary
- Chapter 7 Configuring NIS+ Servers
- Setting Up an NIS+ Server
- Adding a Replica to an Existing
NIS+ Domain
- Using NIS+ Commands to Configure a Replica Server
- How to Configure a Replica Server With NIS+ Commands
- Using nisrestore to Load Data Onto an NIS+ Replica Server
- How to Load NIS+ Namespace Data by Using the nisrestore Command
- Using nisping to Load Data Onto an NIS+ Replica Server
- How to Load NIS+ Namespace Data by Using the nisping Command
- NIS+ Server Configuration Summary
- Chapter 8 Configuring an NIS+ Non-Root Domain
- Chapter 9 Setting Up NIS+ Tables
- Chapter 2 NIS+: An Introduction
- Part III NIS+ Administration
- Chapter 10 NIS+ Tables and Information
- Chapter 11 NIS+ Security Overview
- Chapter 12 Administering NIS+ Credentials
- NIS+ Credentials
- How NIS+ Credentials Work
- DES Credential in NIS+
- Where Credential-Related Information Is Stored in NIS+
- NIS+ cred Table in Detail
- Creating NIS+ Credential Information
- Administering NIS+ Credential Information
- Chapter 13 Administering NIS+ Keys
- Chapter 14 Administering Enhanced NIS+ Security Credentials
- Diffie-Hellman Extended Key
- Transitioning NIS+ to a New Public Key-Based Security Mechanism
- Configuring NIS+ Security Mechanisms
- Creating New NIS+ Security Mechanism Credentials
- Adding New Keys to NIS+ Directory Objects
- Configuring NIS+ Servers to Accept New Security Mechanism Credentials
- Configuring NIS+ Machines to Use New Security Mechanism Credentials
- Changing the Password Protecting New NIS+ Credentials
- Configuring NIS+ Servers to Accept Only New Security Mechanism Credentials
- Removing Old Credentials From the NIS+ cred Table
- Chapter 15 Administering NIS+ Access Rights
- About NIS+ Access Rights
- Introduction to NIS+ Authorization and Access
Rights
- NIS+ Authorization Classes – Review
- NIS+ Access Rights – Review
- Concatenation of NIS+ Access Rights
- How NIS+ Access Rights Are Assigned and Changed
- NIS+ Table, Column, and Entry Security
- Where NIS+ Access Rights Are Stored
- Viewing an NIS+ Object's Access Rights
- Default NIS+ Access Rights
- How an NIS+ Server Grants Access Rights to Tables
- Specifying NIS+ Access Rights in Commands
- Displaying NIS+ Defaults With nisdefaults
- Setting NIS+ Default Security Values
- Specifying Non-Default Security Values at Creation Time in NIS+
- Changing NIS+ Object and Entry Access Rights
- Specifying Column Access Rights in NIS+
- Changing Ownership of NIS+ Objects and Entries
- Changing an NIS+ Object or Entry's Group
- Chapter 16 Administering NIS+ Passwords
- Using Passwords in NIS+
- Administering NIS+ Passwords
- nsswitch.conf File Requirements for Passwords
- nispasswd Command
- yppasswd Command
- passwd Command
- nistbladm Command
- Password-Related Commands in NIS+
- Displaying Password Information in NIS+
- Changing Passwords in NIS+
- Changing Root's Password in NIS+
- Locking a Password in NIS+
- Managing Password Aging in NIS+
- Specifying Password Criteria and Defaults in NIS+
- Chapter 17 Administering NIS+ Groups
- Chapter 18 Administering NIS+ Directories
- Chapter 19 Administering NIS+ Tables
- NIS+ Table Administration
- Using the nistbladm Command With NIS+ Tables
- Creating a New NIS+ Table
- Deleting an NIS+ Table
- Adding Entries to an NIS+ Table
- Modifying NIS+ Table Entries
- Removing NIS+ Table Entries
- niscat Command
- Displaying the Contents of an NIS+ Table
- Displaying the Object Properties of an NIS+ Table or Entry
- nismatch and nisgrep Commands
- nisln Command
- nissetup Command
- nisaddent Command
- Chapter 20 NIS+ Server Use Customization
- NIS+ Servers and Clients
- NIS+ Over Wide Area Networks
- Optimizing NIS+ Server Use
- Using the nisprefadm Command
- Viewing NIS+ Machine Preferences
- Specifying NIS+ Preference Rank Numbers
- Specifying NIS+ Global Server Preferences
- Specifying Local NIS+ Server Preference
- Modifying NIS+ Server Preferences
- Replacing an Entire Preferred Server List in NIS+
- Specifying Preferred-Only Servers in NIS+
- Ending Use of Server Preferences in NIS+
- Eliminating Local Server Preferences in NIS+
- Putting NIS+ Server Preferences Into Immediate Effect
- Chapter 21 NIS+ Backup and Restore
- Chapter 22 Removing NIS+
- Chapter 23 Information in NIS+ Tables
- NIS+ Tables
- auto_home NIS+ Table
- auto_master NIS+ Table
- bootparams NIS+ Table
- client_info NIS+ Table
- cred NIS+ Table
- ethers NIS+ Table
- group NIS+ Table
- hosts NIS+ Table
- mail_aliases NIS+ Table
- netgroup NIS+ Table
- netmasks NIS+ Table
- networks NIS+ Table
- passwd NIS+ Table
- protocols NIS+ Table
- rpc NIS+ Table
- services NIS+ Table
- timezone NIS+ Table
- Additional Default Tables
- Chapter 24 NIS+ Troubleshooting
- NIS+ Debugging Options
- NIS+ Administration Problems
- NIS+ Illegal Object Problems
- nisinit Fails
- NIS+ Checkpoint Keeps Failing
- Cannot Add NIS+ User to a Group
- NIS+ Logs Grow too Large
- Lack of Disk Space for NIS+
- Cannot Truncate NIS+ Transaction Log File
- NIS+ Domain Name Confusion
- Cannot Delete org_dir or groups_dir
- Removal or Dissociation of NIS+ Directory From Replica Fails
- NIS+ Database Problems
- NIS+ and NIS Compatibility Problems
- NIS+ Object Not Found Problems
- NIS+ Ownership and Permission Problems
- NIS+ Security Problems
- NIS+ Security Problem Symptoms
- Login Incorrect Message
- Password Locked, Expired, or Terminated
- Stale and Outdated NIS+ Credential Information
- Corrupted NIS+ Credentials
- Keyserv Failure
- Machine Previously Was an NIS+ Client
- No Entry in the NIS+ cred Table
- Changed NIS+ Domain Name
- When Changing a Machine to a Different NIS+ Domain
- NIS+ and Login Passwords in /etc/passwd File
- Secure RPC Password and NIS+ Login Passwords Are Different
- Preexisting /etc/.rootkey File
- Root Password Change Causes Problem in NIS+
- NIS+ Performance and System Hang Problems
- NIS+ Performance Problem Symptoms
- NIS+ Checkpointing Operations
- NIS+ Variable NIS_PATH
- NIS+ Table Paths
- Too Many NIS+ Replicas
- Recursive NIS+ Groups
- Large NIS+ Database Logs at Startup
- Master rpc.nisd Daemon Died
- No nis_cachemgr
- NIS+ Server Very Slow at Startup After NIS+ Installation
- niscat Returns: Server busy. Try Again
- NIS+ Queries Hang After Changing Host Name
- NIS+ System Resource Problems
- NIS+ User Problems
- Other NIS+ Problems
- NIS+ Administration Problems
- NIS+ Debugging Options
- Appendix A NIS+ Error Messages
- Appendix B Updates to NIS+ During the Solaris 10 Release
- Glossary