Who Should Use This Book

NIS+ Transition Guide is for experienced system and network administrators who want to convert their sites from NIS to NIS+. For information on initially setting up and configuring NIS+, see Solaris Naming Setup and Configuration Guide. For NIS+ customizing information and detailed administration instructions, see Solaris Naming Administration Guide.

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