Configuring Name Service

Use the sysconfig create-profile command with the naming_services grouping to generate a valid profile that configures DNS, NIS, and LDAP clients and name service switch.

# sysconfig create-profile -g naming_services -o sc_ns.xml

The naming_services grouping includes two SMF services.

• The svc:/system/name-service/switch service manages the naming service.

• The svc:/network/dns/client service manages the DNS service.

The svc:/system/name-service/switch SMF service configures the name service switch. This service is initially disabled with property values that do not result in any system configuration. See the examples in Specifying Name Service Configuration. The config property group of the svc:/system/name-service/switch service includes the properties listed in the following table.

Table 11-8  config Properties of the svc:/system/name-service/switch Property Group

Property Type Required Description default astring optional default configuration database entry bootparam astring optional override configuration for the bootparams database ethers astring optional override configuration for the ethers database group astring optional override configuration for the group database host astring optional override configuration for the host database netmask astring optional override configuration for the netmask database network astring optional override configuration for the network database password astring optional override configuration for the passwd database protocol astring optional override configuration for the protocol database rpc astring optional override configuration for the rpc database

The svc:/network/dns/client service supports the configuration of a DNS client. The service defines one property group: config. The service uses its properties to construct a configuration information for the DNS service. See the examples in Specifying Name Service Configuration.

The config property group contains the properties listed in the following table.

Table 11-9  config Property Group Properties

Property Type Required Description domain astring optional Local domain name. Used to construct the domain directive in resolv.conf. nameserver net_address_list required List of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Used to construct the nameserver directives in resolv.conf. search astring_list optional List of domain values for the search list for host name lookup. Used to construct the search directive in resolv.conf.