Solaris Naming Setup and Configuration Guide

Subdomain Configuration Summary

Table 8-2 is a summary of the steps required to configure a non-root domain. It assumes the simplest case, so be sure you are familiar with the more thorough task descriptions before you use this summary as a reference. This summary does not show the server's responses to each command.

Table 8-2 Setting Up a Subdomain Command Summary

Tasks 

Commands 

Log in as superuser to domain master. 

smaster% su

Name the domain's admin group. 

# NIS_GROUP=admin.sales.doc.com.

# export NIS_GROUP

Create the domain's directory and designate its servers. 

# nismkdir -m smaster -s salesreplica sales.doc.com.

Create org_dir, groups_dir, and tables. (For NIS-compatibility, use -Y.)

# /usr/lib/nis/nissetup sales.doc.com.

Create the admin group. 

# nisgrpadm -c admin.sales.doc.com.

Assign full group rights to the domain's directory. 

# nischmod g+rmcd sales.doc.com.

Add servers to admin group. 

# nisgrpadm -a admin.sales.doc.com. smaster.doc.com. sreplica.doc.com.

Add credentials for other admins. 

# nisaddcred -p 22244 -P juan.sales.doc.com. local

# nisaddcred -p unix.22244@sales.doc.com. juan.sales.doc.com. DES

Add admins to domain's admin group. 

# nisgrpadm -a admin.sales.doc.com. juan.sales.doc.com.