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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP) Oracle Solaris 11 Express 11/10 |
Part I About Naming and Directory Services
1. Naming and Directory Services (Overview)
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
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)
NIS-to-LDAP Tools and the Service Management Facility
NIS-to-LDAP Audience Assumptions
When Not to Use the NIS-to-LDAP Service
Effects of the NIS-to-LDAP Service on Users
NIS-to-LDAP Transition Terminology
NIS-to-LDAP Commands, Files, and Maps
Transitioning From NIS to LDAP (Task Map)
Prerequisites for the NIS-to-LDAP Transition
Setting Up the NIS-to-LDAP Service
How to Set Up the N2L Service With Standard Mappings
How to Set Up the N2L Service With Custom or Nonstandard Mappings
Example 2-Implementing a Custom Map
NIS-to-LDAP Best Practices With Sun Java System Directory Server
Creating Virtual List View Indexes With Sun Java System Directory Server
VLVs for Custom and Nonstandard Maps
Avoiding Server Timeouts With Sun Java System Directory Server
Avoiding Buffer Overruns With Sun Java System Directory Server
Debugging the NISLDAPmapping File
How to Revert to Maps Based on Old Source Files
How to Revert to Maps Based on Current DIT Contents
Part V Active Directory Naming Service
This chapter describes how to enable support of NIS clients that use naming information stored in the LDAP directory. By following the procedures in this chapter, you can transition from using an NIS naming service to using LDAP naming services.
To determine the benefits of transitioning to LDAP, see LDAP Naming Services Compared to Other Naming Services.
The following information is included in this chapter.