NIS+ Transition Guide
    
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 name column
  group table access right defaults ( Index Term Link )
  passwd table access right defaults ( Index Term Link )
 
 name service switch configuration file
  described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  DNS request forwarding ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  passwd command information ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 names
  domains ( Index Term Link )
  dots not allowed in ( Index Term Link )
  fully qualified
   mail hosts ( Index Term Link )
   need for ( Index Term Link )
  NIS-compatible domains ( Index Term Link )
  user/host name conflicts ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 namespace
  access rights for objects ( Index Term Link )
  connecting NIS+ to other namespaces ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  customizing ( Index Term Link )
  designing ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   goal identification ( Index Term Link )
   namespace structure ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   server selection ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   table configurations ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   user/host name conflict resolution ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  disk space required ( Index Term Link )
  documenting existing NIS namespace ( Index Term Link )
  prototype ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  security ( Index Term Link )
  security complications ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  setting up ( Index Term Link )
  setting up for NIS+ ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  structure design ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   domain hierarchy ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   domain names ( Index Term Link )
   email environment ( Index Term Link )
   overview ( Index Term Link )
  updating entries
   NIS-compatibility mode ( Index Term Link )
 
 netmasks table, access right defaults ( Index Term Link )
 
 networks table, access right defaults ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS
  changing before the transition ( Index Term Link )
  decommissioning servers ( Index Term Link )
  documenting existing namespace ( Index Term Link )
  NIS+ command equivalents ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   API functions ( Index Term Link )
   client commands ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   server commands ( Index Term Link )
   Solaris operating environment ( Index Term Link )
  NIS+ differences
   domain structure ( Index Term Link )
   information management ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   Interoperability ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   NIS+ tables versus NIS maps ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   paths and links ( Index Term Link )
   security ( Index Term Link )
   server configuration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  NIS+ namespace connection ( Index Term Link )
  server conversion plan ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+
  data transfer commands ( Index Term Link )
  familiarization process ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  impact on other systems ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  NIS command equivalents ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   API functions ( Index Term Link )
   client commands ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   server commands ( Index Term Link )
   Solaris operating environment ( Index Term Link )
  NIS differences
   domain structure ( Index Term Link )
   information management ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   Interoperability ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   NIS+ tables versus NIS maps ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   paths and links ( Index Term Link )
   security ( Index Term Link )
   server configuration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  optimizing ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ APIs
  NIS equivalents ( Index Term Link )
  upgrading from NIS ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ groups
  access rights ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  administering ( Index Term Link )
  displaying object properties ( Index Term Link )
  NIS+ commands ( Index Term Link )
  planning ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  transition groups ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS+ tables
  access rights ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   changing for columns ( Index Term Link )
   defaults ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  connections between ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   links ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   overview ( Index Term Link )
   paths ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  custom ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  /etc file interoperation ( Index Term Link )
  key-value ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  NIS-compatibility mode ( Index Term Link )
  NIS map differences ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   access controls ( Index Term Link )
   directory location ( Index Term Link )
   /etc file interoperation ( Index Term Link )
   searching ( Index Term Link )
   standard tables ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   update propagation ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  paths connecting domains ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  setting up for NIS+ ( Index Term Link )
  simplifying the NIS to NIS+ transition ( Index Term Link )
  standard (system)
   NIS map correspondences ( Index Term Link )
   types ( Index Term Link )
  transferring NIS map information ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  updating ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 nis_add_entry() API function ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS APIs
  NIS+ equivalents ( Index Term Link )
  Solaris operating environment support ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS clients
  DNS request forwarding ( Index Term Link )
  minimizing transition impact ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  NIS-compatibility mode ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS-compatibility mode ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link )
  DNS request forwarding ( Index Term Link )
  domains
   Interoperability ( Index Term Link )
   selecting domains ( Index Term Link )
   switching between NIS and NIS+ ( Index Term Link )
  NIS and NIS+ command equivalents ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   API functions ( Index Term Link )
   client commands ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   server commands ( Index Term Link )
   Solaris operating environment ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link )
  password changing ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  protocol support ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  server configuration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  simplifying the NIS to NIS+ transition ( Index Term Link )
  transferring information between services ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  transition sequence ( Index Term Link )
 
 nis_first_entry() API function ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS_GROUP environment variable ( Index Term Link )
 
 nis_list() API function ( Index Term Link )
 
 nis_local_directory() API function ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 nis_lookup() API function ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS maps
  disk space required ( Index Term Link )
  examining before transition ( Index Term Link )
  NIS+ table correspondences ( Index Term Link )
  NIS+ table differences ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   access controls ( Index Term Link )
   directory location ( Index Term Link )
   /etc file interoperation ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   searching ( Index Term Link )
   standard tables ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   update propagation ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  . (dot) in names ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  transferring NIS+ table information ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 nis_modify_entry() API function ( Index Term Link )
 
 nis_next_entry() API function ( Index Term Link )
 
 nis_perror() API function ( Index Term Link )
 
 nis_remove_entry() API function ( Index Term Link )
 
 nis_sperrno() API function ( Index Term Link )
 
 NIS to NIS+ transition
  alternatives to immediate transition ( Index Term Link )
  implementing ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   phase I-NIS+ namespace setup ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   phase II-connecting NIS+ namespace to other namespaces ( Index Term Link )
   phase III-making NIS+ namespace operational ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   phase IV-upgrading NIS-compatible domains ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  NIS+ groups ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  phases recommended ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   familiarization with NIS+ ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   implementing the transition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   namespace design ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   NIS-compatibility mode use ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   prerequisites to transition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   security measures ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   transition principles ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  prerequisites ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   administrator training ( Index Term Link )
   communications plan ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   data source file examination ( Index Term Link )
   domain ownership ( Index Term Link )
   gauging NIS+ impact ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   name conflict resolution ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   NIS+ groups for transition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   NIS map name changes ( Index Term Link )
   NIS namespace documentation ( Index Term Link )
   NIS server conversion plan ( Index Term Link )
   resource availability ( Index Term Link )
   tools identification ( Index Term Link )
  principles ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 nisaddcred command ( Index Term Link )
 
 nisaddent command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 niscat -o command
  described ( Index Term Link )
  finding searchable columns ( Index Term Link )
 
 nischgrp command ( Index Term Link )
 
 nischmod command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 nischown command ( Index Term Link )
 
 nisclient script
  converting NIS clients to NIS+ ( Index Term Link )
  switching between NIS and NIS+ domains ( Index Term Link )
 
 nisdefaults command ( Index Term Link )
 
 nisgrpadm command ( Index Term Link )
 
 nisln command ( Index Term Link )
 
 nisls command ( Index Term Link )
 
 nisping -C command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 nispopulate script ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 nissetup command
  default password protection ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link )
  root domain setup ( Index Term Link )
 
 nistbladm command
  custom NIS+ tables ( Index Term Link )
  NIS+ table column access rights ( Index Term Link )
  populating root domain tables ( Index Term Link )
 
 nobody class
  access right defaults
   NIS+ objects ( Index Term Link )
  described ( Index Term Link )
  user access ( Index Term Link )
 
 nsswitch.conf file
  described ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  DNS request forwarding ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  passwd command information ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 nsswitch file information ( Index Term Link )