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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)
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Preface

Part I About Naming and Directory Services

1.  Naming and Directory Services (Overview)

What Is a Naming Service?

Solaris Naming Services

Description of the DNS Naming Service

Description of the /etc Files Naming Service

Description of the NIS 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)

16.  Transitioning From NIS+ to LDAP

A.  Solaris 10 Software Updates to DNS, NIS, and LDAP

Service Management Facility Changes

DNS BIND

pam_ldap Changes

Documentation Errors

Glossary

Index

Naming Services: A Quick Comparison

DNS
NIS
NIS+
LDAP
NAMESPACE
Hierarchical
Flat
Hierarchical
Hierarchical
DATA STORAGE
Files/ resource records
2 column maps
Multi-columned tables
Directories [varied]
SERVER NAMES
Master/slave
Master/slave
Root master/non-root master primary/secondary cache/stub
Master/replica
SECURITY
None
None (root or nothing)
Secure RPC (AUTH_DH)

Authentication

SSL, varied
TRANSPORT
TCP/IP
RPC
RPC
TCP/IP
SCALE
Global
LAN
LAN
Global