- Book Information
- Preface
- Part I Introduction to Solaris Naming
- Part II NIS+ Introduction and Overview
- Chapter 3 Introduction to NIS+
- Chapter 4 The NIS+ Namespace
- Chapter 5 NIS+ Tables and Information
- Chapter 6 Security Overview
- Part III Administering NIS+
- Chapter 7 Administering NIS+ Credentials
- NIS+ Credentials
- How Credentials Work
- The DES Credential in Detail
- Where Credential-Related Information Is Stored
- The cred Table in Detail
- Creating Credential Information
- Administering NIS+ Credential Information
- Chapter 8 Administering NIS+ Keys
- Chapter 9 Administering NIS+ Access Rights
- NIS+ Access Rights
- Introduction to Authorization and Access Rights
- Specifying Access Rights in Commands
- Displaying NIS+ Defaults--The nisdefaults Command
- Setting Default Security Values
- Specifying Nondefault Security Values at Creation Time
- Changing Object and Entry Access Rights
- Specifying Column Access Rights
- Changing Ownership of Objects and Entries
- Changing an Object or Entry's Group
- Chapter 10 Administering Passwords
- Using Passwords
- Administering Passwords
- nsswitch.conf File Requirements
- The nispasswd Command
- The yppasswd Command
- The passwd Command
- The nistbladm Command
- Related Commands
- Displaying Password Information
- Changing Passwords
- Locking a Password
- Managing Password Aging
- Specifying Password Criteria and Defaults
- Chapter 11 Administering NIS+ Groups
- Chapter 12 Administering NIS+ Directories
- NIS+ Directories
- Using the niscat Command With Directories
- The nisls Commandniscat Command With Directories
- The nismkdir Command
- The nisrmdir Command
- The nisrm Command
- The rpc.nisd Command
- The nisinit Command
- The nis_cachemgr Command
- The nisshowcache Command
- Pinging and Checkpointing
- The nislog Command
- The nischttl Command
- Chapter 13 Administering NIS+ Tables
- NIS+ Tables
- The nistbladm Command
- Creating a New Table
- Deleting a Table
- Adding Entries to a Table
- Modifying Table Entries
- Removing Table Entries
- The niscat Command
- Displaying the Contents of a Table
- Displaying the Object Properties of a Table or Entry
- The nismatch and nisgrep Commands
- The nisln Command
- The nissetup Command
- The nisaddent Command
- Chapter 14 Server-Use Customization
- NIS+ Servers and Clients
- NIS+ Over Wide Area Networks
- Optimizing Server-Use--Overview
- Using the nisprefadm Command
- Viewing Current Server Preferences
- How to Specify Preference Rank Numbers
- Specifying Global Server Preferences
- Specifying Local Server Preferences
- Modifying Server Preferences
- How to Remove Servers From Preference Lists
- How to Replace an Entire Preferred Server List
- Specifying Preferred-Only Servers
- Ending Use of Server Preferences
- Putting Server Preferences Into Immediate Effect
- Chapter 15 NIS+ Backup and Restore
- Chapter 16 Removing NIS+
- Chapter 7 Administering NIS+ Credentials
- Part IV Administering NIS
- Chapter 17 Network Information Service (NIS)
- Chapter 18 Administering NIS
- Password Files and Namespace Security
- Administering NIS Users
- Working With NIS Maps
- Obtaining Map Information
- Changing a Map's Master Server
- Modifying Configuration Files
- Modifying and Using the Makefile
- Updating Existing Maps
- Adding a New Slave Server
- Using NIS with C2 Security
- Changing a Machine's NIS Domain
- Using NIS in Conjunction With DNS
- Turning Off NIS Services
- NIS Problem Solving and Error Messages
- Part V Administering FNS
- Chapter 19 FNS Quickstart
- Chapter 20 Federated Naming Overview
- Chapter 21 FNS Policies
- Introduction to FNS and XFN Policies
- Policies for the Enterprise Namespace
- Enterprise Root
- FNS and Enterprise Level Naming
- FNS File System Namespace
- The FNS Printer Namespace
- Policies for the Global Namespace
- Chapter 22 FNS and Enterprise Name Services
- Chapter 23 Enterprise Level Contexts
- Chapter 24 Administering File Contexts
- Chapter 25 FNS and Global Naming Systems
- Chapter 26 Administering FNS Attributes
- Part VI Administering DNS
- Chapter 27 Introduction to DNS
- Chapter 28 Administering DNS
- Part VII Appendices
- Appendix A Problems and Solutions
- Troubleshooting NIS+
- NIS+ De-Bugging Options
- NIS+ Administration Problems
- NIS+ Database Problems
- NIS+ and NIS Compatibility Problems
- NIS+ Object Not Found Problems
- NIS+ Ownership and Permission Problems
- NIS+ Security Problems
- Security Problem Symptoms
- Login Incorrect Message
- Password Locked, Expired, or Terminated
- Stale and Outdated Credential Information
- Corrupted Credentials
- Keyserv Failure
- Machine Previously Was an NIS+ Client
- No Entry in the cred Table
- Changed Domain Name
- When Changing a Machine to a Different Domain
- NIS+ and Login Passwords in /etc/passwd File
- Secure RPC Password and Login Passwords Are Different
- Preexisting /etc/.rootkey File
- Root Password Change Causes Problem
- NIS+ Performance and System Hang Problems
- Performance Problem Symptoms
- Checkpointing
- Variable NIS_PATH
- Table Paths
- Too Many Replicas
- Recursive Groups
- Large NIS+ Database Logs at Start-up
- The Master rpc.nisd Daemon Died
- No nis_cachemgr
- Server Very Slow at Start-up 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 Problems and Solutions
- DNS Problems and Solutions
- FNS Problems and Solutions
- Cannot Obtain Initial Context
- Nothing in Initial Context
- "No Permission" Messages (FNS)
- fnlist Does not List Suborganizations
- Cannot Create Host- or User-related Contexts
- Cannot Remove a Context You Created
- Name in Use with fnunbind
- Name in Use with fnbind/fncreate -s
- fndestroy/fnunbind Does Not Return Operation Failed
- Troubleshooting NIS+
- Appendix B Error Messages
- Appendix C Information in NIS+ Tables
- Appendix D FNS Reference Formats and Syntax
- Appendix A Problems and Solutions
- Glossary
- Index