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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP) Oracle Solaris 11 Express 11/10 |
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System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP) Oracle Solaris 11 Express 11/10 |
Part I About Naming and Directory Services
1. Naming and Directory Services (Overview)
2. The Name Service Switch (Overview)
Format of the nsswitch.conf File
Comments in nsswitch.conf Files
Keyserver and publickey Entry in the Switch File
The nsswitch.conf Template Files
The Default Switch Template Files
Selecting a Different Configuration File
How to Modify the Name Service Switch
IPv6 and Oracle Solaris Naming Services
Ensuring Compatibility With +/- Syntax
Part II DNS Setup and Administration
3. DNS Setup and Administration (Reference)
Part III NIS Setup and Administration
4. Network Information Service (NIS) (Overview)
5. Setting Up and Configuring NIS Service
Part IV LDAP Naming Services Setup and Administration
8. Introduction to LDAP Naming Services (Overview/Reference)
9. LDAP Basic Components and Concepts (Overview)
10. Planning Requirements for LDAP Naming Services (Tasks)
11. Setting Up Sun Java System Directory Server With LDAP Clients (Tasks)
12. Setting Up LDAP Clients (Tasks)
13. LDAP Troubleshooting (Reference)
14. LDAP General Reference (Reference)
15. Transitioning From NIS to LDAP (Overview/Tasks)
Part V Active Directory Naming Service
It is possible to include and access password information in multiple repositories, such as files and nis. You can use the nsswitch.conf file to establish the lookup order for that information.
In an NIS environment, the passwd line of the nsswitch.conf file should list the repositories in the following order.
passwd: files nis
Tip - Listing files first allows root to log in, under most circumstances, even when the system encounters some network or naming services issues.
Maintaining multiple repositories for the same user is not recommended. By maintaining centralized password management in a single repository for each user, you reduce the possibilities of confusion and error. If you choose to maintain multiple repositories per user, update password information by using the passwd -r command.
passwd -r repository
If no repository is specified with the -r option, passwd updates the repositories listed in nsswitch.conf in reverse order.
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