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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP) |
Part I About Naming and Directory Services
1. Naming and Directory Services (Overview)
2. The Name Service Switch (Overview)
Format of the nsswitch.conf File
Comments in nsswitch.conf Files
Keyserver and publickey Entry in the Switch File
The nsswitch.conf Template Files
The Default Switch Template Files
Selecting a Different Configuration File
How to Modify the Name Service Switch
IPv6 and Solaris Naming Services
Ensuring Compatibility With +/- Syntax
The Switch File and Password Information
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)
15. Transitioning From NIS to LDAP (Overview/Tasks)
16. Transitioning From NIS+ to LDAP
A. Solaris 10 Software Updates to DNS, NIS, and LDAP
The nsswitch.conf file also controls DNS forwarding for clients as described in the following subsections. DNS forwarding grants Internet access to clients. For information on how to set DNS forwarding for NIS+ with NIS compatibility, see System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+).