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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)     Oracle Solaris 11 Express 11/10
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Preface

Part I About Naming and Directory Services

1.  Naming and Directory Services (Overview)

What Is a Naming Service?

Oracle Solaris Naming Services

Description of the DNS Naming Service

Description of Multicast DNS and Service Discovery

Description of the /etc Files Naming Service

Description of the NIS Naming Service

Description of the LDAP Naming Services

Naming Services: A Quick Comparison

2.  The Name Service Switch (Overview)

Part II DNS Setup and Administration

3.  DNS Setup and Administration (Reference)

Part III NIS Setup and Administration

4.  Network Information Service (NIS) (Overview)

5.  Setting Up and Configuring NIS Service

6.  Administering NIS (Tasks)

7.  NIS Troubleshooting

Part IV LDAP Naming Services Setup and Administration

8.  Introduction to LDAP Naming Services (Overview/Reference)

9.  LDAP Basic Components and Concepts (Overview)

10.  Planning Requirements for LDAP Naming Services (Tasks)

11.  Setting Up Sun Java System Directory Server With LDAP Clients (Tasks)

12.  Setting Up LDAP Clients (Tasks)

13.  LDAP Troubleshooting (Reference)

14.  LDAP General Reference (Reference)

15.  Transitioning From NIS to LDAP (Overview/Tasks)

Part V Active Directory Naming Service

16.  Setting Up Oracle Solaris Active Directory Clients

Glossary

Index

Naming Services: A Quick Comparison

DNS
NIS
LDAP
NAMESPACE
Hierarchical
Flat
Hierarchical
DATA STORAGE
Files/ resource records
2 column maps
Directories [varied]
SERVER NAMES
Master/slave
Master/slave
Master/replica
SECURITY
None
None (root or nothing)
SSL, varied
TRANSPORT
TCP/IP
RPC
TCP/IP
SCALE
Global
LAN
Global