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Chapter 1 About Naming and Directory Services
What Is a Naming Service?
Oracle Solaris Naming Services
Naming Services and the Service Management Facility
DNS Naming Service
Multicast DNS and Service Discovery
/etc Files Naming Service
NIS Naming Service
LDAP Naming Services
Name Service Switch
Comparing the Naming Services
IPv6 Extensions to Oracle Solaris Name Services
DNS Extensions for IPv6
Chapter 2 About the Name Service Switch
Overview of the Name Service Switch
Databases and Sources for the Name Service Switch
Source Formats for the Name Service Switch
Status Messages for the Name Service Switch
Switch Action Options for the Name Service Switch
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
keyserv and publickey Entries in the Name Service Switch
Configuring the Name Service Switch
How to Change the Source for a Database
How to Configure a Search Criterion for a Database
How to Change the Source for All Naming Databases
How to Use a Legacy nsswitch.conf File
Name Service Switch and Password Information
Chapter 3 Managing DNS Server and Client Services
Overview of DNS
Multicast DNS
Multicast DNS Service Discovery
Related Materials About DNS
DNS and the Service Management Facility
Administering DNS
How to Install the DNS Package
How to Configure a DNS Server
How to Create an rndc.conf File
How to Configure DNS Server Options
How to Run the DNS Service as an Alternative User
How to Enable a DNS Client
How to Verify DNS Configuration Changes
Troubleshooting DNS Server Startup Issues
Administering Multicast DNS
How to Enable mDNS and DNS Service Discovery
Advertising Resources for DNS
DNS Reference
DNS Files
DNS Commands and Daemons
Compilation Flags Used When BIND Was Built
Chapter 4 Setting Up Oracle Solaris Active Directory Clients
Overview of the nss_ad Naming Service Module
How to Configure the nss_ad Module
Password Updates and AD
How nss_ad Module Retrieves Data From AD
nss_ad Retrieving passwd Information
nss_ad Retrieving shadow Information
nss_ad Retrieving group Information
Chapter 5 About the Network Information Service
NIS Hierarchical Design
NIS System Types
NIS Servers
NIS Clients
NIS Elements
NIS Domain
NIS Daemons
NIS Commands
NIS Maps
Default NIS Maps
Using NIS Maps
NIS Map Nicknames
NIS Binding
Server-List Mode
Broadcast Mode
Chapter 6 Setting Up and Configuring Network Information Service
Configuring NIS
NIS and the Service Management Facility
Planning Your NIS Domain
Identify Your NIS Servers and Clients
Preparing the NIS Master Server
Source Files Directory for NIS
passwd Files and NIS Namespace Security
How to Prepare Source Files for Conversion to NIS Maps
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
How to Install the NIS Master Server Package
How to Set Up the NIS Master Server
How to Support Multiple NIS Domains on One Master Server
Starting and Stopping NIS Services on an NIS Server
Starting and Stopping NIS Services on an NIS Server
How to Enable the NIS Server Services Manually
How to Disable the NIS Server Services
How to Refresh the NIS Server Service
Setting Up NIS Slave Servers
Preparing a Slave Server
How to Set Up a Slave Server
How to Start NIS on a Slave Server
How to Add a New Slave Server
Administering NIS Clients
How to Configure an NIS Client in Broadcast Mode
How to Configure an NIS Client Using Specific NIS Servers
How to Disable the NIS Client Services
Chapter 7 Administering the Network Information Service
Password Files and NIS Namespace Security
Administering NIS Users
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
Setting NIS User Passwords
NIS Netgroups
Working With NIS Maps
Obtaining NIS Map Information
Changing an NIS Map's Master Server
How to Change an NIS Map's Master Server
Modifying NIS Configuration Files
How to Modify NIS Configuration Files
Modifying and Using /var/yp/Makefile
Working With the NIS Makefile
Changing NIS Makefile Macros/Variables
Modifying NIS Makefile Entries
How to Modify /var/yp/Makefile to Use Specific Databases
How to Modify the NIS Makefile to Delete Databases
Updating and Modifying Existing NIS Maps
How to Update NIS Maps Supplied With the Default Set
Maintaining Updated NIS Maps
Propagating an NIS Map
Using the cron Command for NIS Map Transfers
Using Shell Scripts With cron and ypxfr for NIS
Directly Invoking the ypxfr Command
Logging ypxfr Activity
Modifying Non-Default NIS Maps
Using the makedbm Command to Modify a Non-Default NIS Map
Creating New NIS Maps From Text Files
Adding Entries to a File-Based NIS Map
Creating NIS Maps From Standard Input
Modifying NIS Maps Made From Standard Input
Working With NIS Servers
Binding to a Specific NIS Server
How to Set a System's NIS Domain Name
How to Configure System Host Name and Address Lookup Through NIS and DNS
Turning Off NIS Services
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Network Information System
NIS Binding Problems
NIS Problems Affecting One Client
ypbind Not Running on Client
Missing or Incorrect NIS Domain Name
NIS Client Not Bound to Server
No NIS Server Available
ypwhich Displays Are Inconsistent
When NIS Server Binding Is Not Possible
ypbind Crashes
NIS Problems Affecting Many Clients
rpc.yppasswdd Considers a Non-Restricted Shell That Begins With r to Be Restricted
NIS Network or Servers Are Unreachable
NIS Server Malfunction
NIS Daemons Not Running
Servers Have Different Versions of an NIS Map
ypserv Crashes
DNS and NIS Glossary
Index
Index A
Index B
Index C
Index D
Index E
Index F
Index G
Index H
Index I
Index M
Index N
Index O
Index P
Index R
Index S
Index T
Index U
Index V
Index Y
Language:
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Index
A
AAAA records
DNS Extensions for IPv6
Active Directory
AD naming service
Overview of the nss_ad Naming Service Module
client tasks
Setting Up Oracle Solaris Active Directory Clients
configuring
How to Configure the nss_ad Module
retrieving
group
information
nss_ad Retrieving group Information
passwd
information
nss_ad Retrieving passwd Information
shadow
information
nss_ad Retrieving shadow Information
setting up clients
Setting Up Oracle Solaris Active Directory Clients
updating passwords
Password Updates and AD
adjunct
file
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
aliases
file
How to Prepare Source Files for Conversion to NIS Maps
audit_attr
map
NIS Map Descriptions
audit_user
map
NIS Map Descriptions
auto_direct.time
map
Working With the NIS Makefile
auto_home.time
map
Working With the NIS Makefile
auto_home
table
name service switch and
Databases and Sources for the Name Service Switch
auto_master
table
name service switch and
Databases and Sources for the Name Service Switch
B
baseDN definition
baseDN
bootparams
map
NIS Map Descriptions
broadcast
NIS binding
NIS Binding
C
CHKPIPE
How to Modify /var/yp/Makefile to Use Specific Databases
clients
NIS
NIS Clients
NIS setup
Administering NIS Clients
commands
DNS
DNS Commands and Daemons
NIS
NIS Commands
compile flags
DNS
Compilation Flags Used When BIND Was Built
configuring
DNS server
How to Configure a DNS Server
DNS server options
How to Configure DNS Server Options
multiple NIS domains
How to Support Multiple NIS Domains on One Master Server
NIS clients
Administering NIS Clients
NIS
Makefile
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
NIS preparation
Configuring NIS
NIS slave servers
Setting Up NIS Slave Servers
context definition
context
creating
rndc.conf
file
How to Create an rndc.conf File
crontab
file
NIS problems and
Check the crontab File and ypxfr Shell Script
ypxfr
and
Propagating an NIS Map
D
daemons
DNS
DNS Commands and Daemons
NIS
not running
NIS Daemons Not Running
SMF and
NIS Daemons
nscd
How to Configure the nss_ad Module
dbm files
Modifying NIS Maps Made From Standard Input
Adding Entries to a File-Based NIS Map
dig
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
DIR
directory
How to Prepare Source Files for Conversion to NIS Maps
directory cache definition
directory cache
DNS
advertising resources
Advertising Resources for DNS
client install
How to Enable a DNS Client
commands
DNS Commands and Daemons
compile flags
Compilation Flags Used When BIND Was Built
daemons
DNS Commands and Daemons
extensions for IPv6
DNS Extensions for IPv6
files
DNS Files
files and
How to Enable a DNS Client
installing client
How to Enable a DNS Client
name service switch and
Overview of the Name Service Switch
NIS and
How to Configure System Host Name and Address Lookup Through NIS and DNS
Domain With NIS Namespace
NIS Hierarchical Design
nss_ad
module and
How to Configure the nss_ad Module
overview
Overview of DNS
DNS Naming Service
package install
How to Install the DNS Package
related information
Related Materials About DNS
SMF and
DNS and the Service Management Facility
tasks
Administering DNS
user authorizations
How to Run the DNS Service as an Alternative User
zone files
DNS zone files
zones
DNS zones
DNS server
configuration options
How to Configure DNS Server Options
configuring
How to Configure a DNS Server
troubleshooting startup
Troubleshooting DNS Server Startup Issues
DNS service discovery
configuration
How to Enable mDNS and DNS Service Discovery
overview
Multicast DNS Service Discovery
Multicast DNS and Service Discovery
dns-sd
command
advertising resources
Advertising Resources for DNS
definition
DNS Commands and Daemons
dnssec-dsfromkey
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
dnssec-keyfromlabel
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
dnssec-keygen
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
dnssec-signzone
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
DOM variable
How to Support Multiple NIS Domains on One Master Server
How to Set Up the NIS Master Server
domain name
DNS
How to Enable a DNS Client
NIS slave servers and
Preparing a Slave Server
setting
Planning Your NIS Domain
domain name system (DNS)
See
DNS
domainname
command
NIS and
Missing or Incorrect NIS Domain Name
domains
DNS
How to Enable a DNS Client
multiple NIS
How to Support Multiple NIS Domains on One Master Server
NIS
Planning Your NIS Domain
NIS Domain
NIS Hierarchical Design
E
/etc/inet/hosts
file
What Is a Naming Service?
NIS slave servers and
How to Set Up a Slave Server
/etc/mail/aliases
file
How to Prepare Source Files for Conversion to NIS Maps
/etc/mail
directory
How to Prepare Source Files for Conversion to NIS Maps
/etc/named.conf
file
DNS Files
DNS user authorizations
How to Run the DNS Service as an Alternative User
verifying configuration
How to Verify DNS Configuration Changes
/etc/rndc.conf
file
DNS Files
/etc
files
maps and
NIS Maps
naming and
Oracle Solaris Naming Services
ethers.byaddr
map
NIS Map Descriptions
ethers.byname
map
NIS Map Descriptions
exec_attr
map
NIS Map Descriptions
F
files
DNS and
DNS Files
How to Enable a DNS Client
files-based naming
/etc Files Naming Service
FMRIs
mDNS
How to Enable mDNS and DNS Service Discovery
NIS
NIS and the Service Management Facility
G
getaddrinfo()
Overview of the Name Service Switch
gethostbyname()
Overview of the Name Service Switch
getpwnam()
Overview of the Name Service Switch
getpwuid()
Overview of the Name Service Switch
getXbyY()
interfaces
name service switch and
Overview of the Name Service Switch
group.bygid
map
NIS Map Descriptions
group.byname
map
NIS Map Descriptions
groups
netgroups (NIS)
NIS Netgroups
NIS Netgroups
retrieving from AD
nss_ad Retrieving group Information
H
host
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
hosts
changing NIS domains
How to Set a System's NIS Domain Name
setting the name
Planning Your NIS Domain
hosts.byaddr
map
NIS Map Descriptions
NIS Maps
hosts.byname
map
NIS Map Descriptions
NIS Maps
hosts
database
How to Modify the NIS Makefile to Delete Databases
hosts
file
NIS slave servers and
How to Set Up a Slave Server
I
installing
DNS client
How to Enable a DNS Client
DNS package
How to Install the DNS Package
NIS master server
How to Install the NIS Master Server Package
Internet
NIS and
Domain With NIS Namespace
Internet access
name service switch and
Overview of the Name Service Switch
M
mail exchange records
mail exchange records
mail.aliases
map
NIS Map Descriptions
mail.byaddr
map
NIS Map Descriptions
make
command
after updating maps
How to Update NIS Maps Supplied With the Default Set
description
NIS Commands
Makefile
syntax
Working With the NIS Makefile
NIS maps
Using NIS Maps
ypinit
and
How to Set Up the NIS Master Server
makedbm
command
adding slave servers
How to Add a New Slave Server
changing map server
How to Change an NIS Map's Master Server
description
NIS Commands
make
command and
NIS Maps
Makefile
and
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
non-default maps and
Using the makedbm Command to Modify a Non-Default NIS Map
ypinit
and
How to Set Up the NIS Master Server
Makefile
file
non-default maps
modifying
Modifying Non-Default NIS Maps
Makefile
file
automounter maps and
Working With the NIS Makefile
changing a map's master server
How to Change an NIS Map's Master Server
changing source directory
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
Source Files Directory for NIS
conversion to NIS and
How to Prepare Source Files for Conversion to NIS Maps
filtering
Working With the NIS Makefile
maps
supported list
Modifying NIS Configuration Files
NIS
NIS Maps
NIS security
Password Files and NIS Namespace Security
passwd
maps and
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
preparing
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
setting up primary server
How to Set Up the NIS Master Server
mapname.dir
file
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
mapname.pag
file
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
mDNS
configuration
How to Enable mDNS and DNS Service Discovery
error log
How to Enable mDNS and DNS Service Discovery
overview
Multicast DNS
Multicast DNS and Service Discovery
multicast DNS
See
mDNS
N
"not responding" messages (NIS)
NIS Binding Problems
name service switch
actions
Switch Action Options for the Name Service Switch
auto_home table
Databases and Sources for the Name Service Switch
auto_master table
Databases and Sources for the Name Service Switch
configuring
default sources
How to Change the Source for All Naming Databases
search criteria
How to Configure a Search Criterion for a Database
sources for databases
How to Change the Source for a Database
databases
Databases and Sources for the Name Service Switch
DNS and
Overview of the Name Service Switch
DNS setting
How to Enable a DNS Client
getXbyY()
interfaces
Overview of the Name Service Switch
Internet access
Overview of the Name Service Switch
mDNS and
How to Enable mDNS and DNS Service Discovery
messages
Status Messages for the Name Service Switch
migrating from
nsswitch.conf
file
How to Use a Legacy nsswitch.conf File
modifying
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
NIS
Domain With NIS Namespace
NOTFOUND=continue search criteria
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
options
Switch Action Options for the Name Service Switch
password data and
Name Service Switch and Password Information
password information
Name Service Switch and Password Information
refreshing
How to Change the Source for a Database
search criteria
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
SMF properties
Databases and Sources for the Name Service Switch
source formats
Source Formats for the Name Service Switch
status messages
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
Status Messages for the Name Service Switch
SUCCESS=return search criteria
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
timezone table and
Databases and Sources for the Name Service Switch
TRYAGAIN=3 search criteria
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
TRYAGAIN=forever search criteria
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
UNAVAIL=continue search criteria
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
named-checkconf
command
configure DNS server
How to Configure a DNS Server
description
DNS Commands and Daemons
verifying
/etc/named.conf
file
How to Verify DNS Configuration Changes
named-checkzone
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
named-compilezone
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
named.conf
file
See
/etc/named.conf
file
named
daemon
configuration file
DNS Files
description
DNS Commands and Daemons
showing compile flags
Compilation Flags Used When BIND Was Built
SMF and
DNS and the Service Management Facility
user authorizations and
How to Run the DNS Service as an Alternative User
naming
comparison
Comparing the Naming Services
DNS
Name Service Switch
files-based
/etc Files Naming Service
IPv6 extensions
IPv6 Extensions to Oracle Solaris Name Services
LDAP
LDAP Naming Services
NIS
NIS Naming Service
Oracle Solaris naming services
Oracle Solaris Naming Services
overview
What Is a Naming Service?
ndbm format
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
NIS maps and
NIS Maps
netgroup.byhost
map
NIS Map Descriptions
overview
NIS Netgroups
netgroup.byuser
map
NIS Map Descriptions
overview
NIS Netgroups
netgroup
map
entries
NIS Netgroups
overview
NIS Netgroups
netid.byname
map
NIS Map Descriptions
netmasks.byaddr
map
NIS Map Descriptions
network services
DNS and
Multicast DNS Service Discovery
network/nis
package
How to Install the NIS Master Server Package
networks.byaddr
map
NIS Map Descriptions
networks.byname
map
NIS Map Descriptions
nicknames
file
NIS Map Nicknames
NIS
"not responding" messages
NIS Binding Problems
"unavailable" messages
NIS Binding Problems
/var/yp/
domainname
directory and
Default NIS Maps
architecture
NIS Hierarchical Design
automatic starting
Starting and Stopping NIS Services on an NIS Server
binding
NIS Binding
binding problems
NIS Binding Problems
broadcast binding
Broadcast Mode
client problems
NIS Problems Affecting One Client
client setup
Administering NIS Clients
clients
NIS Clients
NIS System Types
commands
NIS Commands
commands hang
NIS Binding Problems
components
NIS Elements
daemons
NIS Daemons
description
NIS Naming Service
DNS and
How to Configure System Host Name and Address Lookup Through NIS and DNS
Domain With NIS Namespace
domain names
Planning Your NIS Domain
domains
NIS Domain
NIS Hierarchical Design
field
field
halting
Turning Off NIS Services
Internet and
Domain With NIS Namespace
introduction
NIS Hierarchical Design
Makefile
NIS Maps
Makefile
filtering
Working With the NIS Makefile
Makefile
preparation
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
manual binding
Binding to a Specific NIS Server
manual starting
How to Enable the NIS Server Services Manually
master servers
NIS Servers
modifying configuration files
Modifying NIS Configuration Files
multiple domains
How to Support Multiple NIS Domains on One Master Server
ndbm format
NIS Maps
netgroups
NIS Netgroups
NIS Netgroups
overloaded servers and
NIS Network or Servers Are Unreachable
passwd
maps auto update
Using the cron Command for NIS Map Transfers
password data
passwd Files and NIS Namespace Security
Source Files Directory for NIS
preparation for
Configuring NIS
root entry
Password Files and NIS Namespace Security
rpc.yppasswdd
daemon
Setting NIS User Passwords
security
Password Files and NIS Namespace Security
server binding not possible
When NIS Server Binding Is Not Possible
server-list binding
Server-List Mode
servers
NIS Servers
NIS System Types
servers not available
No NIS Server Available
servers, maps different versions
Servers Have Different Versions of an NIS Map
setup preparation
Source Files Directory for NIS
setup tasks
Setting Up and Configuring Network Information Service
slave server setup
Setting Up NIS Slave Servers
slave servers
NIS Servers
SMF and
NIS and the Service Management Facility
source files
How to Prepare Source Files for Conversion to NIS Maps
Source Files Directory for NIS
starting daemons
Starting and Stopping NIS Services on an NIS Server
stopping
Turning Off NIS Services
structure of
NIS Hierarchical Design
tasks
Administering the Network Information Service
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Network Information System
updating
passwd
maps
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
user password locked
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
user passwords
Setting NIS User Passwords
useradd
command
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
userdel
command
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
users, administering
Administering NIS Users
ypbind
"can't" messages
NIS Binding Problems
ypbind
daemon
Server-List Mode
ypbind
fails
ypbind Crashes
ypinit
How to Set Up the NIS Master Server
ypservers
file
How to Add a New Slave Server
ypwhich
NIS Binding
ypwhich
inconsistent displays
ypwhich Displays Are Inconsistent
NIS clients
not bound to server
NIS Client Not Bound to Server
NIS daemons
not running
NIS Daemons Not Running
NIS domain names
incorrect
Missing or Incorrect NIS Domain Name
missing
Missing or Incorrect NIS Domain Name
NIS domains
changing
How to Set a System's NIS Domain Name
NIS hosts
changing domain of
How to Set a System's NIS Domain Name
NIS maps
/var/yp/
domainname
directory and
Default NIS Maps
administering
Working With NIS Maps
changing
Makefile
macros
Changing NIS Makefile Macros/Variables
changing
Makefile
variables
Changing NIS Makefile Macros/Variables
changing server
Changing an NIS Map's Master Server
CHKPIPE
in Makefile
How to Modify /var/yp/Makefile to Use Specific Databases
creating from files
Creating New NIS Maps From Text Files
creating from keyboard
Creating NIS Maps From Standard Input
default
Default NIS Maps
displaying contents
Obtaining NIS Map Information
displaying contents of
Using NIS Maps
list of
Default NIS Maps
locating
Using NIS Maps
Makefile
and
Modifying and Using /var/yp/Makefile
Makefile
DIR variable
Changing NIS Makefile Macros/Variables
Makefile
DOM variable
Changing NIS Makefile Macros/Variables
Makefile
filtering
Working With the NIS Makefile
Makefile
PWDIR variable
Changing NIS Makefile Macros/Variables
making
Using NIS Maps
modifying configuration files
Modifying NIS Configuration Files
ndbm format
NIS Maps
nicknames
NIS Map Nicknames
non-default
Updating and Modifying Existing NIS Maps
NOPUSH
in
Makefile
How to Modify /var/yp/Makefile to Use Specific Databases
updating
Using NIS Maps
working with
Using NIS Maps
yppush
in
Makefile
How to Modify /var/yp/Makefile to Use Specific Databases
NIS servers
malfunction
NIS Server Malfunction
NIS slave servers
adding
How to Add a New Slave Server
initializing
How to Add a New Slave Server
nis
package
How to Install the NIS Master Server Package
node name
setting
Planning Your NIS Domain
NOPUSH
in
Makefile
How to Modify /var/yp/Makefile to Use Specific Databases
NOTFOUND=continue search criteria
name service switch and
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
nscd
daemon
NIS Daemons
nscfg
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
nslookup
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
nss_ad
module
configuring
How to Configure the nss_ad Module
nsswitch.conf
migrating to SMF
How to Use a Legacy nsswitch.conf File
nsupdate
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
O
Oracle Solaris naming services
/etc
files
/etc Files Naming Service
Active Directory clients and
Setting Up Oracle Solaris Active Directory Clients
DNS
Managing DNS Server and Client Services
list of
Oracle Solaris Naming Services
name service switch
About the Name Service Switch
NIS
About the Network Information Service
nss_ad
Setting Up Oracle Solaris Active Directory Clients
Service Management Facility (SMF) and
Naming Services and the Service Management Facility
P
$PWDIR/security/passwd.adjunct
Modifying NIS Configuration Files
/PWDIR/security/passwd.adjunct
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
/PWDIR/shadow
file
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
passwd.adjunct.byname
map
NIS Map Descriptions
passwd.adjunct
file
Modifying NIS Configuration Files
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
passwd.byname
map
NIS Map Descriptions
passwd.byuid
map
NIS Map Descriptions
passwd
command
NIS map auto updated
Using the cron Command for NIS Map Transfers
setting up
Setting NIS User Passwords
passwd
map
passwd Files and NIS Namespace Security
passwd
maps
users, adding
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
password data
name service switch
Name Service Switch and Password Information
NIS
passwd Files and NIS Namespace Security
Source Files Directory for NIS
NIS and
Password Files and NIS Namespace Security
root in NIS maps
Password Files and NIS Namespace Security
passwords
Active Directory
Password Updates and AD
databases in name service switch
Databases and Sources for the Name Service Switch
NIS
Setting NIS User Passwords
retrieving from AD
nss_ad Retrieving passwd Information
rpc.yppasswdd
daemon
Setting NIS User Passwords
prof_attr
map
NIS Map Descriptions
protocols.byname
map
NIS Map Descriptions
protocols.bynumber
map
NIS Map Descriptions
publickey.byname
map
NIS Map Descriptions
PWDIR
passwd Files and NIS Namespace Security
R
rndc-confgen
command
configure DNS server
How to Configure a DNS Server
create
rndc.conf
file
How to Create an rndc.conf File
description
DNS Commands and Daemons
rndc.conf
file
creating
How to Create an rndc.conf File
rndc
command
configuration file
DNS Files
description
DNS Commands and Daemons
rpc.bynumber
map
NIS Map Descriptions
rpc.yppasswdd
daemon
passwd
command updates maps
Using the cron Command for NIS Map Transfers
rpc.yppasswdd
daemon
description
NIS Daemons
NIS passwords and
Setting NIS User Passwords
rpc.ypupdated
daemon
NIS Daemons
S
security
DNS and
DNS and the Service Management Facility
NIS
passwd Files and NIS Namespace Security
Source Files Directory for NIS
NIS
/var/yp
directory
Password Files and NIS Namespace Security
NIS and
Password Files and NIS Namespace Security
root in NIS maps
Password Files and NIS Namespace Security
server list
NIS binding
NIS Binding
servers
NIS slave setup
Setting Up NIS Slave Servers
not available (NIS)
No NIS Server Available
preparing NIS servers
Source Files Directory for NIS
ypservers
file
How to Add a New Slave Server
service discovery
See
DNS service discovery
Service Management Facility
See
SMF
service/network/nis
package
How to Install the NIS Master Server Package
services.byname
map
NIS Map Descriptions
services.byservice
map
NIS Map Descriptions
setup
See
configuring
shadow
file
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
sites.byname
map
changing map server
How to Change an NIS Map's Master Server
SMF
DNS and
DNS and the Service Management Facility
NIS and
NIS and the Service Management Facility
Oracle Solaris naming services and
Naming Services and the Service Management Facility
starting
DNS service
DNS and the Service Management Facility
NIS daemons
Starting and Stopping NIS Services on an NIS Server
nscd
daemon
How to Configure the nss_ad Module
stopping
DNS service
DNS and the Service Management Facility
NIS daemons
Starting and Stopping NIS Services on an NIS Server
SUCCESS=return search criteria
name service switch and
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
svc:/network/dns/client
DNS and the Service Management Facility
svc:/network/dns/server
DNS and the Service Management Facility
svcadm
command
AD and
How to Configure the nss_ad Module
DNS client and
How to Enable a DNS Client
DNS server and
How to Configure a DNS Server
refreshing
keyserv
keyserv and publickey Entries in the Name Service Switch
refreshing name service switch
How to Change the Source for a Database
with NIS
How to Add a New Slave Server
T
tasks
Active Directory clients
Setting Up Oracle Solaris Active Directory Clients
DNS
Administering DNS
NIS
Administering the Network Information Service
NIS setup
Setting Up and Configuring Network Information Service
timezone
table
Databases and Sources for the Name Service Switch
troubleshooting
DNS server startup
Troubleshooting DNS Server Startup Issues
NIS problems
Troubleshooting Network Information System
U
"unavailable" messages (NIS)
NIS Binding Problems
/usr/bin/dns-sd
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/dig
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/dnssec-dsfromkey
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/dnssec-keyfromlabel
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/dnssec-keygen
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/dnssec-signzone
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/host
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/makedbm
command
modifying non-default maps
Using the makedbm Command to Modify a Non-Default NIS Map
/usr/sbin/named-checkconf
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/named-checkzone
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/named-compilezone
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/named
daemon
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/nscfg
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/nslookup
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/nsupdate
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/rndc-confgen
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
/usr/sbin/rndc
command
DNS Commands and Daemons
UNAVAIL=continue search criteria
name service switch and
Default Search Criteria for the Name Service Switch
user authorizations
for DNS
How to Run the DNS Service as an Alternative User
user_attr
map
NIS Map Descriptions
useradd
command
NIS and
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
password is locked
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
userdel
command
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
usermod
command and DNS
How to Run the DNS Service as an Alternative User
users
netgroups
NIS Netgroups
NIS Netgroups
NIS
Administering NIS Users
NIS passwords
Setting NIS User Passwords
updating
passwd
maps
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
useradd
command
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
userdel
(NIS)
How to Add a New NIS User to an NIS Domain
V
/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root
file
NIS problems and
Check the crontab File and ypxfr Shell Script
/var/svc/log/network-dns-multicast:default.log
file
How to Enable mDNS and DNS Service Discovery
/var/yp/binding/
domainname
/ypservers
file
No NIS Server Available
/var/yp/
domainname
directory
Default NIS Maps
/var/yp/Makefile
How to Set Up the NIS Master Server
maps
supported list
Modifying NIS Configuration Files
/var/yp/
mymap
.asc
file
Adding Entries to a File-Based NIS Map
/var/yp/nicknames
file
NIS Map Nicknames
/var/yp
directory and security
Password Files and NIS Namespace Security
verifying
/etc/named.conf
file
How to Verify DNS Configuration Changes
Y
ypbind
daemon
"can't" messages
NIS Binding Problems
adding slave servers
How to Add a New Slave Server
broadcast mode
Administering NIS Clients
Broadcast Mode
client not bound
NIS Client Not Bound to Server
description
NIS Daemons
fails
ypbind Crashes
overloaded servers and
NIS Network or Servers Are Unreachable
server-list mode
Server-List Mode
starting
Starting and Stopping NIS Services on an NIS Server
ypcat
command
Using NIS Maps
NIS Commands
ypinit
command
adding slave servers
How to Add a New Slave Server
client setup
Administering NIS Clients
default maps
Updating and Modifying Existing NIS Maps
description
NIS Commands
initializing a slave server
How to Set Up a Slave Server
make
command and
How to Set Up the NIS Master Server
Makefile
file and
Preparing /var/yp/Makefile
master server setup
How to Set Up the NIS Master Server
slave servers and
Preparing a Slave Server
starting
ypserv
Starting and Stopping NIS Services on an NIS Server
ypmatch
command
NIS Commands
yppoll
command
NIS Commands
yppush
command
changing map server
How to Change an NIS Map's Master Server
description
NIS Commands
Makefile
and
How to Modify /var/yp/Makefile to Use Specific Databases
NIS problems
Check the ypservers Map
ypserv
daemon
broadcast mode
Broadcast Mode
description
NIS Daemons
failure of
ypserv Crashes
maps, use of
Server-List Mode
overloaded servers and
NIS Network or Servers Are Unreachable
starting and stopping
Starting and Stopping NIS Services on an NIS Server
ypservers
file
adding slave server
How to Add a New Slave Server
creating
How to Add a New Slave Server
NIS troubleshooting with
No NIS Server Available
ypservers
map
description
NIS Map Descriptions
NIS problems
Check the ypservers Map
ypset
command
NIS Commands
ypwhich
command
description
NIS Commands
display inconsistent
ypwhich Displays Are Inconsistent
identifying bound server
NIS Binding
identifying master server
Using NIS Maps
ypxfr
command
changing map server
How to Change an NIS Map's Master Server
crontab
file and
Propagating an NIS Map
description
NIS Commands
distributing new maps to slave servers
Creating New NIS Maps From Text Files
logging output
Logging ypxfr Output
shell script
Check the crontab File and ypxfr Shell Script
ypxfrd
daemon
NIS Daemons
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