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

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


Numbers and Symbols

	+/- Syntax
		`compat` ( )
		`nsswitch.conf` file ( )

	`$PWDIR/security/passwd.adjunct` ( )


A

	access control information ( )

	account management
		configuring on directory server ( )
		`enableShadowUpdate` switch ( )
		for LDAP clients that use `pam_ldap` ( )
		for LDAP clients that use `pam_unix` ( )
		LDAP server for `pam_unix` clients ( )
		LDAP supported features ( )
		PAM modules and LDAP ( )

	Active Directory ( )
		AD naming service ( )
		configuring `nss_ad` ( )
		retrieving
			`group` information ( )
			`passwd` information ( )
			`shadow` information ( )
		setting up clients ( )
		updating passwords ( )

	`adjunct` files ( )

	`aliases` files ( )

	`.asc` ( )

	Attribute map ( )

	Attributes, internet print protocol ( )

	authentication
		digest-MD5 ( )
		simple ( )

	authentication methods
		choosing in LDAP ( )
		none ( )
		PAM modules ( )
		services in LDAP ( )

	`auto_direct.time` maps ( )

	`auto_home` table, `nsswitch.conf` file and ( )

	`auto_home.time` maps ( )

	`auto_master` table, `nsswitch.conf` file and ( )

	`awk` ( )


B

	browsing indices ( )


C

	`CHKPIPE` ( )

	client-server model ( )

	clients
		NIS ( )
		NIS setup ( )

	Credential Levels, LDAP client ( )

	Credential Storage, LDAP client ( )

	credentials ( )

	`crontab`, NIS, problems ( )

	`crontab` file ( )

	`crontab` files, NIS, problems ( )


D

	daemons
		list of NIS ( )
		NIS ( )
		NIS, not running ( )
		NIS, starting ( )
		nscd ( )

	data encrypting key ( )

	data population ( )

	`dbm` ( ) ( )

	decimal dotted notation ( )

	`defaultdomain` files ( )

	DES ( ) ( )

	`DIR` directory ( )

	directory ( )

	directory cache ( )

	Directory Information Tree ( ) ( )

	directory server, migration ( )

	distinguished name ( )

	DNS ( ) ( ) ( )
		NIS, and ( )
		NIS and ( ) ( )
		`nsswitch.conf` file ( )
		`nsswitch.conf` file and ( )

	DNS-forwarding ( )

	`dns-sd` command ( )

	DNS service discovery ( ) ( )

	DNS zone files ( )

	DNS zones ( )

	`DOM` variable ( ) ( )

	domain ( )

	domain name ( )

	`domainname` ( ) ( )

	domains
		NIS ( ) ( ) ( )
		NIS, multiple ( )


E

	`enableShadowUpdate` switch ( )

	encryption key ( )

	enterprise-level network ( )

	entry ( )

	`/etc/defaultdomain` files ( ) ( )

	`/etc` files ( ) ( )

	`/etc/hosts` ( ) ( )

	/etc/inet/ipnodes ( )

	`/etc/mail/aliases` files ( )

	`/etc/mail` directory ( )

	`/etc/nodename` files ( )

	`/etc/nsswitch.conf`
		modifying the switch ( )
		`nscd` daemon and ( )

	`/etc/nsswitch.files` file ( )

	`/etc/nsswitch.ldap` file ( )

	`/etc/nsswitch.nis` file ( )

	`/etc/nsswitch.nisplus` file ( )


F

	files-based naming ( )

	FMRI
		LDAP ( ) ( )
		NIS ( )

	FQDN ( )

	`ftp` ( )


G

	`getaddrinfo()`, name service switch and ( )

	`gethostbyname()`, name service switch and ( )

	`getpwnam()`, name service switch and ( )

	`getpwuid()`, name service switch and ( )

	`getXbyY()` ( )

	GID ( )

	global naming service ( )

	group ID ( )

	groups
		netgroups (NIS) ( ) ( )


H

	hosts (machines)
		NIS clients ( )
		NIS domains, changing ( )
		NIS servers ( )

	`hosts.byaddr` ( )

	`hosts.byname` ( )

	`hosts.byname` maps ( )

	`hosts` database ( )

	`hosts` files ( )


I

	`in.named` ( )

	index LDAP client attributes ( )

	indexed name ( )

	`inityp2l` script ( ) ( )

	Internet
		NIS and ( )
		`nsswitch.conf` file ( ) ( )

	Internet address ( )

	IP ( )

	IP address ( )

	IPv6, `nsswitch.conf` file ( )


K

	key (encrypting) ( )

	key server ( )

	keyserver, `nsswitch.conf` file and ( )


L

	LAN ( )

	LDAP
		account management ( )
		comparing supported PAM modules ( ) ( )
		enabling account management on client ( )
		enabling account management on directory server ( )
		reverting to NIS ( )
		Service Management Facility ( )
		transitioning from NIS ( )
		troubleshooting ( )

	`ldap_cachemgr` daemon ( )

	LDAP schema, role based attributes ( )

	LDAP schema role based, object classes ( )

	LDAP schemas ( )

	LDAP troubleshooting
		ldapclient cannot bind to server ( )
		login fails ( )
		lookup too slow ( )
		unable to reach systems in LDAP domain remotely ( ) ( )
		unresolved hostname ( ) ( )

	`ldapaddent` command ( )

	LDIF ( )

	log for mDNS ( )

	`ls` ( )


M

	mail exchange records ( )

	mail hosts ( )

	Mailgroups
		attributes ( )
		object class ( )

	`make`
		after updating maps ( )
		C2 security and ( )
		`Makefile` syntax ( )
		NIS maps ( )

	`make` command
		description ( )
		`ypinit` and ( )

	`makedbm` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		changing map server ( ) ( )

	`makedbm` command
		adding slave servers ( )
		description ( ) ( )
		`make` command and ( )
		`Makefile` and ( )
		`ypinit` and ( )

	`Makefile` file
		automounter maps and ( )
		changing a map's master server ( )
		changing source directory ( ) ( )
		conversion to NIS and ( )
		maps
			supported list ( )
		NIS ( )
		NIS security ( )
		non-default maps
			modifying ( )
		`passwd` maps and ( )
		preparing ( )
		setting up primary server ( )

	`mapname.dir` files ( )

	`mapname.pag` files ( )

	mapping file, NIS to LDAP ( )

	master server ( )

	mDNS ( )

	mDNS deployment ( )

	migration, directory server ( )

	MIS ( )

	multicast DNS ( ) ( )


N

	N2L server ( ) ( )

	N2L service ( )
		custom map examples ( )
		setting up ( )
		supported mappings ( )
		when not to use ( )

	N2L transition, See NIS to LDAP transition

	name resolution ( )

	name server ( )

	name space, DNS ( )

	namespace ( )

	naming ( )
		Active Directory (AD) ( )
		DNS ( )
		files-based ( )
		NIS ( )
		Solaris naming services ( )

	naming service ( )

	naming service switch ( )

	`ndbm` ( ) ( )

	`ndbm` file, changing map server ( )

	`netgroup.byhost` file ( )

	`netgroup.byuser` file ( )

	`netgroup` file ( )
		entries, example ( )

	network diagnosis for mDNS ( )

	network mask ( )

	network password ( )

	network services ( )

	`nicknames` files ( )

	NIS ( ) ( ) ( )
		architecture ( )
		automatic starting ( )
		binding ( )
		binding, broadcast ( )
		binding, server-list ( )
		binding manually ( )
		broadcast binding ( )
		C2 security ( )
		client problems ( )
		client setup ( )
		clients ( ) ( )
		commands hang ( )
		components ( )
		daemons ( )
		daemons, not running ( )
		daemons, starting ( )
		DNS, and ( )
		DNS and ( )
		domain names ( )
		domains ( ) ( )
		domains, multiple ( )
		halting ( )
		Internet and ( )
		list of daemons ( )
		`Makefile` ( )
		`Makefile` filtering ( )
		makefile preparation ( )
		master servers ( )
		modifying configuration files ( )
		`ndbm` format ( )
		netgroups ( ) ( )
		“not responding” messages ( )
		overloaded servers and ( )
		`passwd` maps auto update ( )
		password data ( ) ( )
		passwords, user ( )
		problems ( )
		restarting, command line ( )
		root entry ( )
		`rpc.yppasswdd` ( )
		security ( )
		server binding not possible ( )
		server-list binding ( )
		servers ( ) ( )
		servers, malfunction ( )
		servers, maps different versions ( )
		servers not available ( )
		Service Management Facility ( )
		setup, preparation for ( ) ( )
		slave server setup ( ) ( )
		slave servers ( )
		source files ( ) ( )
		starting ( )
		starting, command line ( )
		stopping ( )
		stopping, command line ( )
		structure of ( )
		“unavailable” messages ( )
		updating `passwd` maps ( )
		user password locked ( )
		`useradd` ( )
		`userdel` ( )
		users, administering ( )
		utility programs ( )
		`/var/yp/` ( )
		`ypbind` “can't” messages ( )
		`ypbind` daemon ( )
		`ypbind` fails ( )
		`ypinit` ( )
		`ypservers` file ( )
		`ypwhich` ( )
		`ypwhich` inconsistent displays ( )

	NIS clients, not bound to server ( )

	NIS domain names
		incorrect ( )
		missing ( )

	NIS domains, changing ( )

	NIS hosts, changing domain of ( )

	NIS maps ( )
		administering ( )
		changing server ( )
		`CHKPIPE` in Makefile ( )
		commands related to ( )
		default ( )
		displaying contents ( )
		displaying contents of ( )
		format is `ndbm` ( )
		locating ( )
		`Makefile`, DIR variable ( )
		`Makefile`, DOM variable ( )
		`Makefile`, PWDIR variable ( )
		`Makefile` and ( )
		`Makefile` filtering ( )
		`Makefile` macros, changing ( )
		`Makefile` variables, changing ( )
		making ( )
		modifying configuration files ( )
		new maps, creating from files ( )
		new maps, creating from keyboard ( )
		nicknames ( )
		nondefault ( )
		`NOPUSH` in `Makefile` ( )
		updating ( )
		`/var/yp/` ( )
		working with ( )
		`yppush` in `Makefile` ( )

	NIS slave servers
		adding ( )
		initializing ( )

	NIS-to-LDAP
		Service Management Facility
			See also NIS, LDAP

	NIS to LDAP transition ( )
		See also N2L
		buffer overruns ( )
		commands ( )
		configuration files ( )
		deadlock ( )
		debugging the `NISLDAPmapping` file ( )
		`hosts` file configuration ( )
		`ipnodes` file configuration ( )
		issues ( )
		LDAP error codes ( )
		lock files ( )
		`nsswitch.conf` file configuration ( )
		prerequisites ( )
		restrictions ( )
		reverting to NIS ( )
		server timeouts ( ) ( )
		terminology ( )
		troubleshooting ( )
		using `idsconfig` command ( )
		using virtual list views (VLVs) ( )
		with Sun Java System Directory Server ( )

	`NISLDAPmapping` file ( ) ( )

	`nodename`files ( )

	`NOPUSH` in `Makefile` ( )

	“not responding” messages (NIS) ( )

	`nscd` daemon ( )

	`nsswitch.conf` and mDNS ( )

	`nsswitch.conf` file ( )
		+/- Syntax ( )
		actions ( )
		Auto_home table ( )
		Auto_master table ( )
		choosing a file ( )
		comments in ( )
		`compat` ( )
		default file ( )
		default files ( )
		default template files ( )
		DNS and ( ) ( )
		format of ( )
		incorrect syntax ( )
		installation of ( )
		Internet access ( ) ( )
		introduction ( )
		IPv6 and ( )
		`keyserver` entry ( )
		messages ( )
		missing entries ( )
		modifying ( )
		modifying the switch ( )
		`NOTFOUND=continue` ( )
		`nscd` daemon and ( )
		`nsswitch.files` file ( )
		`nsswitch.files` file and ( )
		`nsswitch.nis` file ( )
		options ( )
		password data and ( )
		`publickey` entry ( )
		search criteria ( ) ( )
		status messages ( ) ( )
		`SUCCESS=return` ( )
		templates ( ) ( ) ( )
		timezone table ( )
		`TRYAGAIN=continue` ( )
		`UNAVAIL=continue` ( )
		updating ( )

	`nsswitch.conf` files ( ) ( )
		NIS ( )

	`nsswitch.files` file ( )

	`nsswitch.ldap` file ( )

	`nsswitch.nis` file ( )

	`nsswitch.nisplus` file ( )


O

	objectClass Map ( )


P

	`pam_ldap`, account management in LDAP ( )

	PAM modules
		authentication methods ( )
		LDAP ( )

	`pam_unix`
		account management in LDAP ( ) ( )

	`passwd` ( )
		NIS map auto updated ( )

	`passwd.adjunct` file ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`passwd` file, Solaris 1.x formats ( )

	`passwd` map ( )

	`passwd` maps, users, adding ( )

	`password` `-r` command ( )

	password data
		NIS ( ) ( )
		NIS, and ( )
		`nsswitch.conf` file ( )
		root in NIS maps ( )

	password entry, `enableShadowUpdate` switch ( )

	password management, See account management

	passwords
		LDAP, and ( )
		NIS, and ( )
		`rpc.yppasswdd` (NIS) ( )

	per-user credentials ( )

	per-user index level ( )

	`ping` ( )

	Pluggable Authentication Modules ( )

	private key ( )

	Profiles, LDAP client ( )

	Project
		attributes ( )
		object class ( )

	proxy anonymous credential level ( )

	proxy anonymous credentials ( )

	proxy credential level ( )

	proxy credentials ( )

	public key ( )

	`PWDIR` ( )

	`PWDIR/security/passwd.adjunct` file ( )

	`/PWDIR/shadow` file ( )

	`/PWDR/security/passwd.adjunct` ( )


R

	`rcp` ( ) ( )

	record ( )

	Referrals ( )

	repositories, using multiple ( )

	repository, updating ( )

	reverse resolution ( )

	reverting to NIS from LDAP ( )

	RFC 2307
		attributes ( )
		object classes ( )

	RPC ( ) ( )

	`rpc.yppasswdd` ( ) ( )
		`passwd` updates maps ( )

	`rpc.yppasswdd` daemon, description ( )

	`rpc.ypupdated` daemon, description ( )


S

	schema, Project ( )

	schema mapping ( )

	Schemas
		directory user agent ( )
		mail alias ( )
		RFC 2307 ( )

	Secure RPC password ( )

	security
		C2 security
			NIS and ( )
		NIS ( ) ( )
		NIS, and ( )
		root in NIS maps ( )

	`sed` ( )

	self credential level ( )

	server ( )

	server list ( )

	servers
		NIS, preparing ( )
		NIS slave setup ( ) ( )
		not available (NIS) ( )
		`ypservers` file ( )

	service discovery ( )

	Service Management Facility
		See SMF
		and LDAP ( )
		and NIS ( )
		and NIS-to-LDAP tools
			See also NIS, LDAP

	Service Search Descriptors ( )

	service search descriptors, definition ( )

	setup
		multiple NIS domains ( )
		NIS, starting ( )
		NIS clients ( )
		NIS makefile ( )
		NIS setup, preparation for ( ) ( )
		NIS slave servers ( ) ( )
		switch files ( )

	`shadow` file ( )
		Solaris 1.x formats ( )

	`sites.byname` file, changing map server ( )

	slave server ( )

	SMF ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	Solaris naming services ( )

	SSDs ( )

	SSL protocol ( )

	subnet ( )

	Sun Java System Directory Server
		migration ( )
		setup using `idsconfig` ( )

	Sun Java system server setup, load data into directory server ( )

	`svcadm`, with NIS ( )


T

	TCP ( )

	TCP/IP ( )

	`timezone` table ( )

	transitioning NIS to LDAP ( )

	Transport Control Protocol ( )

	Transport Layer Security ( ) ( )


U

	“unavailable” messages (NIS) ( )

	`useradd` ( )
		password is locked ( )

	`userdel` ( ) ( )

	users
		netgroups ( ) ( )
		NIS ( )
		passwords (NIS) ( )
		updating `passwd` maps ( )
		`useradd` ( )
		`userdel` (NIS) ( )

	`/usr/sbin/makedbm`, non-default maps, modifying ( )


V

	`/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root` files, NIS, problems ( )

	`/var/yp` ( )

	`/var/yp/` ( ) ( )

	`/var/yp/` directory ( )

	`/var/yp/binding/` files ( )

	`/var/yp` directories, NIS security ( )

	`/var/yp` directory ( ) ( ) ( )

	`/var/yp/Makefile` ( )
		maps
			supported list ( )

	`/var/yp/nicknames` files ( )


W

	WAN ( )


X

	X.500 ( )


Y

	`ypbind` daemon
		adding slave servers ( )
		broadcast mode ( ) ( )
		“can't” messages ( )
		client not bound ( )
		description ( ) ( )
		fails ( )
		overloaded servers and ( )
		server-list mode ( )
		starting NIS ( )

	`ypcat` ( )

	`ypcat` command
		description ( ) ( )

	`ypinit` command
		adding slave servers ( )
		client setup ( )
		default maps ( )
		description ( ) ( )
		initializing a slave server ( )
		`make` command and ( )
		`Makefile` file and ( )
		master server setup ( )
		slave servers and ( )
		starting `ypserv` ( )

	`ypmap2src` script ( ) ( )

	`ypmatch` command
		description ( ) ( )

	`yppoll` command, description ( )

	`yppush` command
		changing map server ( )
		description ( ) ( )
		`Makefile` and ( )

	`yppush` command, NIS problems ( )

	`ypserv` ( )
		failure of ( )

	`ypserv` command, broadcast mode ( )

	`ypserv` daemon ( ) ( )
		description ( ) ( )
		overloaded servers and ( )

	`ypserv` file ( )

	`ypservers` file
		adding slave server ( )
		creating ( )

	`ypservers` maps, NIS problems ( )

	`ypset` command
		description ( ) ( )

	`ypstart` script ( )

	`ypwhich`
		display inconsistent ( )
		identifying bound server ( )

	`ypwhich` command
		description ( ) ( )
		identifying master server ( )

	`ypxfr` command
		changing map server ( ) ( )
		description ( ) ( )
		distributing new maps to slave servers ( )
		logging output ( )
		shell script ( )

	`ypxfrd` daemon, description ( )

	`ypxrfd` daemon, description ( )