Index (NIS+ Transition Guide)

NIS+ Transition Guide

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Numbers and Symbols

	. (dot)
		ending root domain name ( )
		hostnames ( )
		NIS map names ( )


A

	access rights
		authorization classes ( )
		changing ( )
		defaults for namespace objects ( )
		directories ( ) ( )
		NIS+ groups ( ) ( )
		NIS+ improvement ( )
		NIS+ objects ( ) ( )
		NIS+ table defaults ( ) ( )
		NIS+ tables ( ) ( )

	accounts, maximum days inactive ( )

	address changes for email ( )

	admin group ( )

	administration
		autonomous administration of data ( )
		domain for clients ( )
		security impact on ( ) ( ) ( )
		training ( )

	administrators, adding to domain groups ( )

	aging passwords ( )

	aliases
		mail host ( )
		user/host name conflicts ( )

	APIs
		NIS+
			upgrading from NIS ( )
		NIS and NIS+ equivalents ( )

	auth_name column access right defaults ( )

	auth_type column access right defaults ( )

	authentication
		defined ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	authorization
		classes for access rights ( )
		defined ( )

	auto_home table, access right defaults ( )

	auto_master table, access right defaults ( )

	automounter tables, NIS+ naming convention ( ) ( )


B

	bootparams table, access right defaults ( )

	building-sized domains ( ) ( )


C

	chkey command, changing root credentials ( )

	classes of authorization ( )

	clients
		converting to NIS+ ( ) ( )
		DNS request forwarding ( )
		maximum per domain ( ) ( )
		minimizing transition impact ( ) ( ) ( )
		NIS
			DNS request forwarding ( )
			minimizing transition impact ( ) ( ) ( )
			NIS-compatibility mode ( ) ( )
		NIS and NIS+ command equivalents ( ) ( )
		NIS-compatibility mode protocol support ( ) ( )
		root domain support for ( )

	cname column access right defaults ( )

	column access right defaults ( ) ( )

	commands
		NIS+ data transfer commands ( )
		NIS+ group commands ( )
		NIS and NIS+ command equivalents ( ) ( )
			API functions ( )
			client commands ( ) ( )
			server commands ( )
			Solaris operating environment ( )

	communications plan ( ) ( )

	configuration information ( )

	configuring
		servers
			NIS and NIS+ differences ( ) ( )
			NIS-compatibility mode ( ) ( )
		standard configuration files ( )

	creating
		access rights ( ) ( )
		groups ( )
		groups_dir directory structure ( )
		links between tables ( )
		root key ( ) ( )

	cred table
		access right defaults ( ) ( )

	credentials
		changing root credential ( )
		DES requirement ( )
		LOCAL requirement ( )
		selecting ( ) ( )
		simplifying the NIS to NIS+ transition ( )

	cty_dir.domain directory ( )

	customizing NIS+
		recommended procedure ( )
		tables ( ) ( )


D

	daemons, Solaris operating environment support ( )

	data transfer between services ( ) ( )

	defaults
		access rights
			NIS+ objects ( )
			NIS+ tables ( ) ( )
		changing NIS+ defaults ( )
		displaying NIS+ defaults ( )
		overriding for shell ( )

	deleting
		NIS+ groups ( )
		.rootkey file ( )

	DES credentials
		for administrators ( )
		requirement ( )

	DES encryption mechanism ( )

	designing the domain hierarchy ( ) ( )
		client support in root domain ( )
		higher-domain connections ( )
		information management ( )
		levels of domains ( )
		mapping, organizational versus geographic ( ) ( )
		overview ( )
		replicas ( )
		security level ( )
		size and number of domains ( )
		time zones, domains across ( )

	designing the NIS+ namespace ( ) ( )
		goal identification ( )
		namespace structure ( ) ( )
			domain hierarchy ( ) ( )
			domain names ( )
			email environment ( )
		overview ( ) ( )
		server selection ( ) ( )
		table configurations ( ) ( )
		user/host name conflict resolution ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	Diffie-Hellman public-key security ( ) ( )

	directories
		access rights ( ) ( )
		disk space required ( )
		listing contents ( )
		simplifying the NIS to NIS+ transition ( )

	disk space requirements ( ) ( )

	displaying
		defaults ( )
		listing
			directory contents ( )
			NIS+ group members ( )
		object properties of NIS+ group ( )

	DNS
		changing the structure ( )
		domain ownership ( )
		NIS+ namespace connection ( ) ( )
		replacing with NIS+ namespace ( )
		request forwarding ( )
			implementing ( )
			Solaris 2.2 patch ( )

	domain structure information ( ) ( ) ( )

	domains
		cleaning up ( )
		directories ( )
		hierarchy ( ) ( )
			advantages and disadvantages ( ) ( )
			client support in root domain ( )
			described ( )
			higher-domain connections ( ) ( ) ( )
			information management issues ( )
			levels of domains ( )
			mapping, organizational versus geographic ( ) ( )
			replica issues ( )
			security level issues ( ) ( )
			time zones, domains across ( )
		higher-domain connections ( ) ( ) ( )
		maximum clients per domain ( ) ( )
		maximum levels ( )
		maximum replicas per domain ( ) ( )
		names ( )
		NIS and NIS+ differences ( )
		NIS-compatibility mode
			Interoperability ( )
			selecting domains ( )
		ownership ( )
		relationship to servers ( )
		server support ( )
		servers and ( )
			multiple domains ( )
		setting up for NIS+ ( ) ( )
		simplifying the NIS to NIS+ transition ( ) ( )
		size issues ( ) ( ) ( )
		switching between NIS and NIS+ domains ( )
		test domains ( )

	dot (.)
		ending root domain name ( )
		machine names ( ) ( )
		NIS map names ( ) ( ) ( )

	duplicate names ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )


E

	email
		address changes ( )
		domain names ( )
		transition issues ( )

	encrypted password protection ( ) ( )

	/etc/.rootkey file
		deleting ( )
		secret user key in ( )

	/etc files
		NIS+ table interoperation ( ) ( )
		examining before transition ( )

	/etc/nsswitch.conf file
		DNS request forwarding ( ) ( ) ( )
		described ( ) ( ) ( )
		passwd command information ( ) ( )

	/etc/passwd files ( )

	/etc/resolv.conf file
		DNS request forwarding ( ) ( ) ( )
		described ( )

	/etc/TIMEZONE file ( )

	ethers table, access right defaults ( )

	evaluating
		NIS+ performance ( )
		procedures for ( )


F

	finding NIS maps versus NIS+ tables ( )

	forwarding host requests ( )
		implementing ( )
		Solaris 2.2 patch ( )

	ftp command and password aging ( )

	fully qualified names
		mail host names ( )
		need for ( )


G

	gcos column, access right defaults ( )

	gid column
		group table access right defaults ( )
		passwd table access right defaults ( )

	group class
		access right defaults
			NIS+ objects ( )
			NIS+ tables ( ) ( )
		described ( )

	group table, access right defaults ( )

	groups (NIS+)
		access rights ( ) ( )
		administering ( )
		displaying object properties ( )
		NIS+ commands ( )
		planning ( ) ( )
		transition groups ( ) ( )

	groups_dir directory
		access right defaults for objects ( )
		creating structure ( )

	groups_dir.domain directory ( )


H

	hard disk space requirements ( ) ( )

	hierarchical domains
		advantages and disadvantages ( ) ( )
		described ( )
		designing ( ) ( )
			client support in root domain ( )
			higher-domain connections ( )
			information management issues ( )
			levels of domains ( )
			mapping, organizational versus geographic ( ) ( )
			overview ( )
			replica issues ( )
			security level issues ( ) ( )
			size issues ( )
			time zones, domains across ( )
		higher-domain connections ( ) ( ) ( )
		simplifying the NIS to NIS+ transition ( ) ( )

	higher-domain connections ( ) ( ) ( )

	home column, access right defaults ( )

	host names
		dots not allowed ( ) ( )
		user name conflicts ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	host requests
		forwarding to DNS ( )
			Solaris 2.2 patch ( )

	hosts, mail
		requirements ( )
		searching for ( )

	hosts.byaddr map, NIS+ improvement ( )

	hosts.byname map, NIS+ improvement ( )


I

	impact
		gauging for NIS+ ( ) ( )
		minimizing transition impact ( ) ( ) ( )
		NIS+ security ( ) ( )
			on transition planning ( )
			on administrators ( ) ( ) ( )
			on users ( )

	implementing the transition ( ) ( )
		overview ( ) ( )
		phase I -- NIS+ namespace setup ( ) ( )
		phase II -- connecting NIS+ namespace to other namespaces ( ) ( )
		phase III -- making NIS+ namespace operational ( ) ( )
		phase IV -- upgrading NIS-compatible domains ( ) ( )

	improvement programs ( )

	inactive accounts, locking passwords ( )

	information management
		goal identification ( )
		NIS and NIS+ differences ( )

	Internet, NIS-compatibility mode connection ( )

	Interoperability ( ) ( )


K

	key-value tables ( ) ( )

	keylogin command
		need for ( )
		root key creation ( )

	keylogout security compromises ( ) ( )

	keys
		public key updates ( )
		root
			creating ( )
			deleting ( )
		root key ( )
		secret user keys ( )


L

	levels
		maximum for domains ( )
		security ( ) ( )

	limits
		maximum clients per domain ( ) ( )
		maximum days account can be inactive ( )
		maximum days password used before change ( )
		maximum replicas per domain ( ) ( )
		maximum subdomains per domain ( )
		minimum days password used before change ( )

	links
		NIS-compatibility mode ( )
		table connections ( ) ( ) ( )

	listing
		directory contents ( )
		NIS+ group members ( )

	LOCAL credentials
		for administrators ( )
		requirement ( )

	login command
		local user passwords and ( )
		network key for ( )

	logins
		password aging and ( )
		remote between domains ( )

	logs, transaction ( )


M

	machines
		changing root password ( )
		user name conflicts ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	mail hosts
		requirements ( )
		searching for ( )

	mailhost alias ( )

	makedbm command ( )

	mapping, organizational versus geographic ( ) ( )

	maps (NIS)
		disk space required ( )
		examining before transition ( )
		. (dot) in names ( ) ( )
		NIS+ table correspondences ( )
		NIS+ table differences ( ) ( )
			access controls ( )
			directory location ( )
			/etc file interoperation ( ) ( )
			searching ( )
			standard tables ( ) ( )
			update propagation ( ) ( )
		transferring NIS+ table information ( ) ( ) ( )

	master server ( )

	members column access right defaults ( ) ( )

	memory, server requirements ( ) ( )

	minimum days password used before change ( )

	multihome servers ( ) ( )

	multiple Solaris versions ( )

	multiple time zones ( )


N

	name column
		group table access right defaults ( )
		passwd table access right defaults ( )

	name service switch configuration file
		described ( ) ( ) ( )
		DNS request forwarding ( ) ( ) ( )
		passwd command information ( ) ( )

	names
		domains ( )
		dots not allowed in ( )
		fully qualified
			mail hosts ( )
			need for ( )
		NIS-compatible domains ( )
		user/host name conflicts ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	namespace
		access rights for objects ( )
		connecting NIS+ to other namespaces ( ) ( )
		customizing ( )
		designing ( ) ( )
			goal identification ( )
			namespace structure ( ) ( )
			overview ( ) ( )
			server selection ( ) ( )
			table configurations ( ) ( )
			user/host name conflict resolution ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		disk space required ( )
		documenting existing NIS namespace ( )
		prototype ( ) ( )
		security ( )
		security complications ( ) ( )
		setting up ( )
		setting up for NIS+ ( ) ( )
		structure design ( ) ( )
			domain hierarchy ( ) ( )
			domain names ( )
			email environment ( )
			overview ( )
		updating entries
			NIS-compatibility mode ( )

	netmasks table, access right defaults ( )

	networks table, access right defaults ( )

	NIS
		changing before the transition ( )
		decommissioning servers ( )
		documenting existing namespace ( )
		NIS+ command equivalents ( ) ( )
			API functions ( )
			client commands ( ) ( )
			server commands ( )
			Solaris operating environment ( )
		NIS+ differences
			domain structure ( )
			information management ( ) ( )
			Interoperability ( ) ( )
			NIS+ tables versus NIS maps ( ) ( )
			overview ( ) ( )
			paths and links ( )
			security ( )
			server configuration ( ) ( )
		NIS+ namespace connection ( )
		server conversion plan ( )

	NIS+
		data transfer commands ( )
		familiarization process ( ) ( ) ( )
		impact on other systems ( ) ( )
		NIS command equivalents ( ) ( )
			API functions ( )
			client commands ( ) ( )
			server commands ( )
			Solaris operating environment ( )
		NIS differences
			domain structure ( )
			information management ( ) ( )
			Interoperability ( ) ( )
			NIS+ tables versus NIS maps ( ) ( )
			overview ( ) ( )
			paths and links ( )
			security ( )
			server configuration ( ) ( )
		optimizing ( )

	NIS+ APIs
		NIS equivalents ( )
		upgrading from NIS ( )

	NIS+ groups
		access rights ( ) ( )
		administering ( )
		displaying object properties ( )
		NIS+ commands ( )
		planning ( ) ( )
		transition groups ( ) ( )

	NIS+ tables
		access rights ( ) ( )
			changing for columns ( )
			defaults ( ) ( )
		connections between ( ) ( )
			links ( ) ( )
			overview ( )
			paths ( ) ( ) ( )
		custom ( ) ( )
		described ( ) ( )
		/etc file interoperation ( )
		key-value ( ) ( )
		NIS-compatibility mode ( )
		NIS map differences ( ) ( )
			access controls ( )
			directory location ( )
			/etc file interoperation ( )
			searching ( )
			standard tables ( ) ( )
			update propagation ( ) ( )
		paths connecting domains ( ) ( ) ( )
		setting up for NIS+ ( )
		simplifying the NIS to NIS+ transition ( )
		standard (system)
			NIS map correspondences ( )
			types ( )
		transferring NIS map information ( ) ( ) ( )
		updating ( ) ( )

	nis_add_entry() API function ( )

	NIS APIs
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	NIS clients
		DNS request forwarding ( )
		minimizing transition impact ( ) ( ) ( )
		NIS-compatibility mode ( ) ( )

	NIS-compatibility mode ( ) ( )
		described ( )
		DNS request forwarding ( )
		domains
			Interoperability ( )
			selecting domains ( )
			switching between NIS and NIS+ ( )
		NIS and NIS+ command equivalents ( ) ( )
			API functions ( )
			client commands ( ) ( )
			server commands ( )
			Solaris operating environment ( )
		overview ( )
		password changing ( ) ( ) ( )
		protocol support ( ) ( )
		server configuration ( ) ( )
		simplifying the NIS to NIS+ transition ( )
		transferring information between services ( ) ( )
		transition sequence ( )

	nis_first_entry() API function ( )

	NIS_GROUP environment variable ( )

	nis_list() API function ( )

	nis_local_directory() API function ( ) ( )

	nis_lookup() API function ( )

	NIS maps
		disk space required ( )
		examining before transition ( )
		NIS+ table correspondences ( )
		NIS+ table differences ( ) ( )
			access controls ( )
			directory location ( )
			/etc file interoperation ( ) ( )
			searching ( )
			standard tables ( ) ( )
			update propagation ( ) ( )
		. (dot) in names ( ) ( )
		transferring NIS+ table information ( ) ( ) ( )

	nis_modify_entry() API function ( )

	nis_next_entry() API function ( )

	nis_perror() API function ( )

	nis_remove_entry() API function ( )

	nis_sperrno() API function ( )

	NIS to NIS+ transition
		alternatives to immediate transition ( )
		implementing ( ) ( )
			overview ( ) ( )
			phase I-NIS+ namespace setup ( ) ( )
			phase II-connecting NIS+ namespace to other namespaces ( )
			phase III-making NIS+ namespace operational ( ) ( )
			phase IV-upgrading NIS-compatible domains ( ) ( )
		NIS+ groups ( ) ( )
		phases recommended ( ) ( )
			familiarization with NIS+ ( ) ( ) ( )
			implementing the transition ( ) ( ) ( )
			namespace design ( ) ( ) ( )
			NIS-compatibility mode use ( ) ( ) ( )
			prerequisites to transition ( ) ( ) ( )
			security measures ( ) ( ) ( )
			transition principles ( ) ( )
		prerequisites ( ) ( ) ( )
			administrator training ( )
			communications plan ( ) ( )
			data source file examination ( )
			domain ownership ( )
			gauging NIS+ impact ( ) ( )
			name conflict resolution ( ) ( )
			NIS+ groups for transition ( ) ( )
			NIS map name changes ( )
			NIS namespace documentation ( )
			NIS server conversion plan ( )
			resource availability ( )
			tools identification ( )
		principles ( ) ( )

	nisaddcred command ( )

	nisaddent command ( ) ( ) ( )

	niscat -o command
		described ( )
		finding searchable columns ( )

	nischgrp command ( )

	nischmod command ( ) ( )

	nischown command ( )

	nisclient script
		converting NIS clients to NIS+ ( )
		switching between NIS and NIS+ domains ( )

	nisdefaults command ( )

	nisgrpadm command ( )

	nisln command ( )

	nisls command ( )

	nisping -C command ( ) ( )

	nispopulate script ( ) ( ) ( )

	nissetup command
		default password protection ( )
		described ( )
		root domain setup ( )

	nistbladm command
		custom NIS+ tables ( )
		NIS+ table column access rights ( )
		populating root domain tables ( )

	nobody class
		access right defaults
			NIS+ objects ( )
		described ( )
		user access ( )

	nsswitch.conf file
		described ( ) ( ) ( )
		DNS request forwarding ( ) ( ) ( )
		passwd command information ( ) ( )

	nsswitch file information ( )


O

	objects
		access right defaults ( )
		changing ownership ( )

	org_dir directory object access right defaults ( )

	org_dir.domain directory ( )

	organization-based domain structure ( ) ( )

	owner class
		access right defaults
			NIS+ objects ( )
			NIS+ tables ( ) ( )
		described ( )

	ownership
		domains ( )
		NIS+ objects ( )


P

	passwd column
		group table access right defaults ( )
		passwd table
			access right defaults ( )
			entry owner access ( ) ( )

	passwd command ( )
		changing passwd table information ( ) ( )
		changing root password ( )
		changing user passwords ( )
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		nsswitch.conf file information ( ) ( )

	passwd files, user passwords in ( )

	passwd table
		access right defaults ( ) ( )
		changing information in NIS-compatibility mode ( )
		encrypted password protection ( ) ( )

	password information ( )

	passwords
		aging ( )
		changing
			NIS-compatibility mode ( )
			root password ( )
			user passwords ( )
		encrypted, protecting ( ) ( )
		locking for inactive accounts ( )

	patch for DNS forwarding for Solaris 2.2 ( )

	paths
		NIS-compatibility mode ( )
		table paths connecting domains ( ) ( ) ( )

	performance
		DNS request forwarding ( )
		domain size ( ) ( )
		evaluating for NIS+ ( )
		local replicas for subdomains ( )
		paths connecting tables ( )

	period (.)
		ending root domain name ( )
		NIS map names ( ) ( )

	populating root domain tables ( )

	principles of NIS to NIS+ transition ( ) ( )

	private_data column access right defaults ( )

	propagation of updates to replicas ( ) ( )

	protocols, NIS-compatibility mode support ( ) ( )

	protocols table, access right defaults ( )

	prototype namespace ( ) ( )

	ps -efl command ( )

	public_data column access right defaults ( )

	public keys, updating ( )


R

	RAM, server requirements ( ) ( )

	remote logins between domains ( )

	replica servers
		defined ( )
		local replicas for subdomains ( )
		maximum per domain ( ) ( )
		multihomed servers ( )
		number required ( )
		propagation of updates to ( ) ( )
		setting up for NIS+ ( )
		WAN links ( )
		weak network links ( )

	requirements
		credentials ( )
		mail hosts ( )
		prerequisites to transition ( ) ( ) ( )
			administrator training ( )
			communications plan ( ) ( )
			data source file examination ( )
			domain ownership ( )
			gauging NIS+ impact ( ) ( )
			name conflict resolution ( ) ( )
			NIS+ groups for transition ( ) ( )
			NIS map name changes ( )
			NIS namespace documentation ( )
			NIS server conversion plan ( )
			resource availability ( )
			tools identification ( )
		servers
			disk space ( ) ( )
			domain support ( )
			memory ( ) ( )
			software ( )

	resolv.conf file
		described ( )
		DNS request forwarding ( ) ( ) ( )

	resource availability ( )

	rlogin command and password aging ( )

	root-directory object access right defaults ( )

	root domain
		client support in ( )
		DNS namespace connection ( )
		name ( )
		setting up for NIS+ ( ) ( )

	root key creation and removal ( ) ( )

	.rootkey file ( )

	rpc.nisd process
		forwarding host requests ( )
		root domain setup ( )
		swap space required ( ) ( )

	rpc table, access right defaults ( )

	rpc.yppasswd command
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	rpc.ypupdated command
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )


S

	scripts for conversion ( )

	searching for NIS maps vs. NIS+ tables ( )

	security ( ) ( )
		access rights
			authorization classes ( )
			changing ( )
			defaults for namespace objects ( )
			directories ( ) ( )
			NIS+ groups ( ) ( )
			NIS+ improvement ( )
			NIS+ objects ( ) ( )
			NIS+ tables ( ) ( )
		adjusting configuration ( )
		administrator impact ( ) ( )
		authentication ( ) ( )
		authorization ( ) ( )
		compromises ( ) ( )
		credential selection ( ) ( )
		customizing for NIS+ domains ( )
		encrypted password protection ( ) ( )
		impact ( ) ( )
			on administrators ( ) ( ) ( )
			on transition planning ( )
			on users ( )
		levels for domains ( ) ( )
		NIS+ groups ( ) ( )
		NIS+ table access ( )
		NIS and NIS+ differences ( ) ( )
		NIS-compatibility mode implications ( )
		password aging ( )
		planning ( )

	security levels ( ) ( )

	sendmail.cf file ( )

	sendmail program
		changing email addresses ( )
		mail domain ( )

	sendmailvars table
		described ( )
		sendmail program use of ( ) ( )
		updating ( )

	servers ( ) ( )
		configuration
			NIS and NIS+ differences ( ) ( )
			NIS-compatibility mode ( ) ( )
		conversion plan for NIS servers ( )
		decommissioning NIS servers ( )
		domain support ( )
		load issues ( ) ( )
		master ( )
		multihomed ( ) ( )
		multiple domains and ( ) ( )
		NIS and NIS+ command equivalents ( ) ( )
		NIS-compatibility mode
			configuration ( ) ( )
			NIS and NIS+ differences ( )
			protocol support ( ) ( )
		overview ( )
		relationship to domains ( )
		replicas
			defined ( )
			domain support ( )
			local replicas for subdomains ( )
			maximum per domain ( ) ( )
			multihomed servers ( )
			number required ( ) ( )
			propagation of updates to ( ) ( )
			setting up for NIS+ ( )
			WAN links ( )
			weak network links ( )
		requirements
			disk space ( )
			domain support ( )
			memory ( ) ( )
			software ( )
		resource availability ( )
		workstations for ( )

	services table, access right defaults ( )

	shadow column, access right defaults ( )

	shell column, access right defaults ( )

	size
		maximum clients per domain ( ) ( )
		maximum replicas per domain ( ) ( )
		maximum subdomains per domain ( )

	software
		disk space required ( )
		NIS+ client/server software ( )

	Solaris
		current release
			upgrading to ( )
		multiple versions ( )
		NIS+ client/server software ( )
		operating environment
			DES encryption mechanism ( )
			disk space required ( )
			DNS request forwarding ( )
			NIS commands supported ( )
		preparing for NIS to NIS+ transition ( ) ( )
		release 2.2, DNS forwarding patch ( )

	source files, examining ( )

	space requirements, hard disk ( ) ( )

	standard configuration files ( )

	subdomains
		local replicas ( )
		maximum per domain ( )
		names ( )

	superusers, keylogout command and ( )

	swap space requirements ( ) ( )

	syntax for domain names ( )


T

	table column access right defaults ( ) ( )

	tables (NIS+)
		access rights ( ) ( )
			changing for columns ( )
			defaults ( ) ( )
		connections between ( ) ( )
			links ( ) ( )
			overview ( )
			paths ( ) ( ) ( )
		custom ( ) ( )
		described ( ) ( )
		/etc file interoperation ( ) ( )
		key-value ( ) ( )
		NIS-compatibility mode ( )
		NIS map differences ( ) ( )
			access controls ( )
			directory location ( )
			/etc file interoperation ( ) ( )
			searching ( )
			standard tables ( ) ( )
			update propagation ( ) ( )
		paths connecting domains ( ) ( ) ( )
		setting up for NIS+ ( )
		simplifying the NIS to NIS+ transition ( )
		standard (system)
			NIS map correspondences ( )
			types ( )
		transferring NIS map information ( ) ( ) ( )
		updating ( ) ( )

	telnet command and password aging ( )

	test domains ( )

	testing
		namespace operation ( )
		NIS+ operation with other namespaces ( )
		root domain operation ( )

	time zones, domains across ( )

	TIMEZONE file ( )

	tools for conversion ( )

	training administrators ( )

	transaction logs ( )

	transferring data
		between NIS maps and NIS+ tables ( ) ( ) ( )
		between services ( ) ( )


U

	uid column, access right defaults ( )

	updating
		namespace entries
			NIS-compatibility mode ( )
		NIS and NIS+ differences ( ) ( )
		NIS-compatibility mode ( )
		propagation to replicas ( ) ( )
		public keys ( )
		related tables ( ) ( )
		sendmailvars table ( )

	user name/host name conflicts ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	users
		changing passwords ( )
		security impact ( )

	/usr/lib/nis/nisaddent command ( ) ( ) ( )

	/usr/lib/nis/nispopulate script ( ) ( )

	utilities, Solaris operating environment support ( )


V

	/var/nis directory
		NIS+ table location ( )
		disk space required ( )

	/var/yp directory
		NIS map location ( )
		disk space required ( )


W

	WAN (wide area network) links ( )

	workstations
		choosing for servers ( )
		user name conflicts ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	world class
		access right defaults
			NIS+ objects ( )
			NIS+ tables ( ) ( )
		described ( )

	writing a communications plan ( ) ( )


Y

	yp_all() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yp_bind() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( ) ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yp_first() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yp_get_default_domain() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( ) ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yp_master() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yp_match() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( ) ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yp_next() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yp_order() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yp_unbind() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( ) ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yp_update() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypbind command
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypcat command, Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypchfn command ( )

	ypchsh command ( )

	yperr_string() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypinit command
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		setting server names for access outside the subnet ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypmake command
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypmatch command
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yppasswd command, Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yppoll command
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypprot_err() API function
		NIS+ equivalent ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	yppush command
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypserv command
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypset command
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		setting server names for access outside the subnet ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypwhich command, Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypxfr command
		NIS+ equivalents ( ) ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

	ypxfrd command
		NIS+ equivalents ( )
		Solaris operating environment support ( )

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