NIS+ principal names are sometimes confused with Secure RPC netnames. However, one difference is worth pointing out now because it can cause confusion: NIS+ principal names always end in a dot and Secure RPC netnames never do:
Table 2–5 NIS+ Principal Names
olivia.sales.doc.com. |
NIS+ principal name |
unix.olivia@sales.doc.com |
Secure RPC netname |
Also, even though credentials for principals are stored in a cred table, neither the name of the cred table nor the name of the org_dir directory is included in the principal name.