............................Contents


Preface	xv
1. Overview of Name Services	1
...What Is a Name Service?	1
...What Is DNS?	2
...What Is NIS?	2
...What Is NIS+?	3
......What NIS + Can Do for You	4
...How NIS+ Differs from NIS	5
*Part 1 --NIS+ Concepts*
2. Understanding Name Services	9
...Purpose of Name Services	9
...Overview of DNS	16
......DNS and the Internet	18
......DNS Name Resolution and Mail Delivery	20
...Overview of NIS	21


......NIS Maps	23
...Overview of NIS+	24
......NIS+ Security	27
......NIS+ and the Name Service Switch	27
......NIS+ and Solaris 1.x	28
..........NIS-Compatibility Mode	28
..........Solaris 1.x Distribution	29
......NIS+ Administration Commands	29
......NIS+ API	31
...What Next?	31
3. Understanding the NIS+ Namespace	33
...Structure of the NIS+ Namespace	33
...Directories	35
...Domains	36
...Servers	38
......How Servers Propagate Changes	39
...Clients	41
......The Coldstart File and Directory Cache	43
......An NIS+ Server Is Also a Client	47
...Naming Conventions	48
...NIS+ Name Expansion	53
4. Understanding NIS+ Tables and Information	55
...NIS+ Table Structure	55
......Columns and Entries	57


......Search Paths	58
...Ways to Set Up Tables	60
......How Tables Are Updated	62
5. Understanding the Name Service Switch	63
...About the Name Service Switch	63
......Format of the `nsswitch.conf` File	64
...`nsswitch.nisplus` File	67
......DNS Forwarding for NIS+ Clients	68
...The `nsswitch.nis` File	69
......DNS Forwarding for NIS Clients	69
...The `nsswitch.files` File	70
*Part 2 --Nis+ Configuration Tutorial*
6. Getting Started with NIS+	73
...Before You Start NIS+	73
......Planning Your NIS+ Layout	74
......Determining Server and System Space Requirements	74
..........Disk Space and Memory Recommendations	75
...About the NIS+ Scripts	76
......What the NIS+ Scripts Won't Do	77
7. Setting Up NIS+	79
...NIS + Set up Overview	80
......Script Prerequisites	81
...Creating a Sample NIS+ Namespace	81
......Summary of NIS+ Scripts Command Lines	83


...Setting Up NIS+ Root Servers	85
......Prerequisites to Running `nisserver` (1M)	86
..........Information You Need	86
......· How to Create a Root Master Server	86
......· How to Change Incorrect Information	89
...Populating NIS+ Tables	91
......Prerequisites to Running `nispopulate`(1M)	91
..........Information You Need	92
......· How to Populate the Root Master Server Tables	93
...Setting Up Root Domain NIS+ Client Machines	102
......Prerequisites to Running `nisclient`(1M)	102
..........Information You Need	102
......· How to Initialize a New Client Machine	103
......Creating Additional Client Machines	105
...Initializing NIS+ Client Users	105
......Prerequisites to Running `nisclient`(1M)	105
..........Information You Need	105
......· How to Initialize an NIS+ User	106
...Setting Up NIS+ Servers	106
......Prerequisites to Running `rpc.nisd`(1M)	107
..........Information You Need	107
......· How to Configure a Client as an NIS+ Server	108
......Creating Additional Servers	109
...Designating Root Replicas	109


......Prerequisites to Running `nisserver`(1M)	109
..........Information You Need	109
......· How to Create a Root Replica	110
......Creating Additional Replicas	111
...Creating a Subdomain	112
......Prerequisites to Running `nisserver`(1M)	112
..........Information You Need	112
......· How to Create a New Non-Root Domain	113
......Creating Additional Domains	115
...Populating the New Domain's Tables	115
......Prerequisites to Running `nispopulate`(1M)	115
..........Information You Need	117
......· How to Populate Master Server Tables	117
...Designating Replicas	118
......Prerequisites to Running `nisserver`(1M)	119
..........Information You Need	119
......· How to Create a Replica	119
...Initializing Subdomain NIS+ Client Machines	120
......Prerequisites to Running `nisclient`(1M)	120
..........Information You Need	120
......· How to Initialize a New Subdomain Client Machine	121
...Initializing Subdomain NIS+ Client Users	121
......Prerequisites to Running `nisclient`(1M)	121
..........Information You Need	122


......· How to Initialize an NIS+ Subdomain User	122
...Summary of Commands for the Sample NIS+ Namespace	122
*Part 3 --DNS Concepts*
8. DNS Structure	127
...... DNS Clients	127
...DNS Servers	128
......Master Servers	128
......Caching and Caching-Only Servers	129
9. Setting Up DNS Clients	131
...Creating `resolv.conf`	131
...Modifying `/etc/nsswitch.conf`	132
10. Setting Up DNS Servers	133
...Creating Boot and Data Files	133
......`named.boot`	134
......`named.ca`	134
......`hosts`	134
......`hosts.rev`	135
......`named.local`	135
...Setting Up the Boot File	135
...Setting Up the Data Files	138
......Standard Resource Record Format	143
..........Special Characters	144
..........Control Entries	145
......Resource Record Types	146


..........SOA - Start of Authority	148
..........NS - Name Server	149
..........A - Address	150
..........HINFO - Host Information	150
..........WKS - Well Known Services	151
..........CNAME - Canonical Name	151
..........PTR - Domain Name Pointer	152
..........MX - Mail Exchanger	152
...Modifying the Data Files	153
...A Practical Example	154
...Setting Up a Root Server for a Local Network	162
A. Pre-Setup Worksheets	163
Glossary	173
Index	181