Who Should Use This Book

This book is written primarily for system and network administrators, It assumes you are an experienced system administrator.

Although this book introduces networking concepts relevant to Solaris name services, it makes no attempt to explain networking fundamentals or describe the administration tools offered by the Solaris environment. If you administer networks, this manual assumes you already know how they work and have already chosen your favorite tools.

(Solaris Naming Setup and Configuration Guide explains how to initially set up and configure the four Solaris naming services.)