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Oracle Solaris Administration: Naming and Directory Services Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library |
Part I About Naming and Directory Services
1. Naming and Directory Services (Overview)
2. Name Service Switch (Overview)
4. Setting Up Oracle Solaris Active Directory Clients (Tasks)
Part II NIS Setup and Administration
5. Network Information Service (Overview)
6. Setting Up and Configuring NIS (Tasks)
Password Files and Namespace Security
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
Changing a Map's Master Server
How to Change a Map's Master Server
How to Modify Configuration Files
Modifying and Using /var/yp/Makefile
Changing Makefile Macros/Variables
How to Modify /var/yp/Makefile to Use Specific Databases
How to Modify the Makefile to Delete Databases
Updating and Modifying Existing Maps
How to Update Maps Supplied With the Default Set
Using the cron Command for Map Transfers
Using Shell Scripts With cron and ypxfr
Directly Invoking the ypxfr Command
Using the makedbm Command to Modify a Non-Default Map
Creating New Maps From Text Files
Adding Entries to a File-Based Map
Creating Maps From Standard Input
Modifying Maps Made From Standard Input
Binding to a Specific NIS Server
Setting a Machine's NIS Domain
How to Set a Machine's NIS Domain Name
Using NIS in Conjunction With DNS
How to Configure Machine Host Name and Address Lookup Through NIS and DNS
9. Introduction to LDAP Naming Services (Overview)
10. Planning Requirements for LDAP Naming Services (Tasks)
11. Setting Up Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition With LDAP Clients (Tasks)
12. Setting Up LDAP Clients (Tasks)
13. LDAP Troubleshooting (Reference)
14. LDAP Naming Service (Reference)
Typically, NIS clients are configured with the nsswitch.conf file to use only NIS for machine name and address lookups. If this type of lookup fails, an NIS server can forward these lookups to DNS.
For more information, see How to Obtain Administrative Rights in Oracle Solaris Administration: Security Services.
The two map files, hosts.byname and hosts.byaddr must include the YP_INTERDOMAIN key. To test this key, edit /var/yp/Makefile and modify the following lines.
#B=-b B=
to
B=-b #B=
makedbm will now start with the -b flag when it makes the maps, and the YP_INTERDOMAIN key will be inserted into the ndbm files.
# /usr/ccs/bin/make hosts
The following command lists all of the IP addresses for the DNS name servers:
# svcprop -p config/nameserver network/dns/client
# svcadm restart network/nis/server:instance
In this implementation of NIS, the ypserv daemon automatically starts with the -d option to forward requests to DNS.