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	System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+)

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Part I About Naming and Directory Services

1. Name Service Switch

Part II NIS+ Setup and Configuration

2. NIS+: An Introduction

3. NIS+ Setup Scripts

4. Configuring NIS+ With Scripts

5. Setting Up the NIS+ Root Domain

6. Configuring NIS+ Clients

7. Configuring NIS+ Servers

8. Configuring an NIS+ Non-Root Domain

9. Setting Up NIS+ Tables

Part III NIS+ Administration

10. NIS+ Tables and Information

11. NIS+ Security Overview

12. Administering NIS+ Credentials

13. Administering NIS+ Keys

14. Administering Enhanced NIS+ Security Credentials

15. Administering NIS+ Access Rights

16. Administering NIS+ Passwords

17. Administering NIS+ Groups

Solaris Groups and NIS+ Groups

Related NIS+ Administration Commands for Groups

NIS+ Group Member Types

NIS+ Member Types

NIS+ Nonmember Types

NIS+ Group Syntax

Using niscat With NIS+ Groups

Listing the Object Properties of an NIS+ Group

nisgrpadm Command

Creating an NIS+ Group

Deleting an NIS+ Group

Adding Members to an NIS+ Group

Listing the Members of an NIS+ Group

Removing Members From an NIS+ Group

Testing for Membership in an NIS+ Group

18. Administering NIS+ Directories

19. Administering NIS+ Tables

20. NIS+ Server Use Customization

21. NIS+ Backup and Restore

22. Removing NIS+

23. Information in NIS+ Tables

24. NIS+ Troubleshooting

A. NIS+ Error Messages

About NIS+ Error Messages

Common NIS+ Namespace Error Messages

B. Updates to NIS+ During the Solaris 10 Release

Solaris 10 and NIS+

Related NIS+ Administration Commands for Groups

The nisgrpadm command performs most group administration tasks but several other commands affect groups as well,

Table 17-1 NIS+ Commands That Affect Groups

Command	Description	See
`nissetup`	Creates, among other things, the directory in which a domain's groups are stored: `groups_dir`.
`nisls`	Lists the contents of the `groups_dir` directory; in other words, all the groups in a domain. For each named groups there will be a table of that name in `groups_dir`.	Using the `nisls` Command With Directories
`nischgrp`	Changes or assigns a group to any NIS+ object.	Changing an NIS+ Object or Entry's Group
`niscat`	Lists the object properties and membership of an NIS+ group.	Using `niscat` With NIS+ Groups
`nisdefaults`	Lists, among other things, the group that will be assigned to any new NIS+ object.	Displaying NIS+ Defaults With `nisdefaults`

For a complete description of these commands and their syntax, and options, see the NIS+ man pages.

Note - Do not use the nistbladm command to work with the NIS+ groups table.

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