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

DES Credential Secure RPC Netname

Secure RPC netname. This portion of the credential is used to identify the NIS+ principal. Every Secure RPC netname contains the following three components.

Prefix. The prefix is always the word unix.
Identifier. If the principal is a client user, the ID field is the user's UID. If the principal is a client machine, the ID field is the machine's hostname.
Domain name. The domain name is the name of the domain that contains the principal's DES credential (in other words, the principal's home domain).

Note –

Remember that an NIS+ principal name always has a trailing dot, and a Secure RPC netname never has a trailing dot.

Table 12–1 Secure RPC Netname Format


Principal	Prefix	Identifier	Domain	Example
User	`unix`	UID	Domain containing user's password entry and the DES credential itself	unix.24601@sales.doc.com
machine	`unix`	hostname	The domain name returned by executing the domainname command on that machine	unix.machine7@sales.doc.com