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


Preface	xi
1. Introduction	1
...Differences Between NIS and NIS+	1
......Domain Structure	2
......Interoperability	3
......Server Configuration	4
......Information Management	5
......Security	6
...Suggested Transition Process	6
......Identify Major Transition Goals	7
......Become Familiar With NIS+	8
......Design Your Final NIS+ Namespace	9
......Select Security Measures	9
......Decide How to Use NIS-Compatibility Mode	10
......Complete Prerequisites to Transition	10


......Implement the Transition	10
2. Designing the NIS+ Namespace	11
...Identify the Goals of Your Administrative Model	11
...Design the Namespace Structure	12
......The Domain Hierarchy	12
......Designing a Domain Hierarchy	13
......Domain Names	18
......The Email Environment	19
...Select the Namespace Servers	19
......Supported Domains	20
......Server Load	22
......Disk Space and Memory Requirements	23
...Determine Table Configurations	24
......Differences Between NIS+ Tables and NIS Maps	24
......Use of Custom NIS+ Tables	28
......Connections Between Tables	29
3. Selecting NIS+ Security Measures	33
...Determine the Impact of Implementing NIS+ Security	33
......How NIS+ Security Affects Users	34
......How NIS+ Security Affects Administrators	34
......How NIS+ Security Affects Transition Planning	35
...Select Credentials	35
...Selecting a Security Level	37
...Forming NIS+ Groups	37


...Determine Access Rights to NIS+ Groups and Directories	38
...Determine Access Rights to NIS+ Tables	39
4. Using NIS-Compatibility Mode	45
...Select the Domains That Will Be NIS Compatible	48
...Determine the Configuration of NIS-Compatible Servers	48
...Decide How to Transfer Information Between Services	49
......A Note About Changing Information in the Password Table	50
...Decide How to Implement DNS Forwarding	51
...NIS and NIS+ Command Equivalents in the Solaris 1.x and 2.x
......Releases	53
......NIS Commands Supported in the Solaris 2.x Release	53
......Client and Server Command Equivalents	54
......NIS and NIS+ API Function Equivalents	56
5. Prerequisites to Transition	59
...Gauge the Impact of NIS+ on Other Systems	59
...Train Administrators	60
...Write a Communications Plan	60
...Identify Required Conversion Tools and Processes	61
...Identify Administrative Groups Used for Transition	61
...Determine Who Will Own the Domains	62
...Determine Resource Availability	63
...Resolve Conflicts Between Login Names and Hostnames	63
...Examine All Information Source Files	64
...Remove the "." From NIS Map Names	64


...Document Your Existing NIS Namespace	65
...Create a Conversion Plan for Your NIS Servers	65
6. Implementing the Transition	67
...Phase I--Set Up the NIS+ Namespace	68
...Phase II--Connect the NIS+ Namespace to Other Namespaces	69
...Phase III--Make the NIS+ Namespace Fully Operational	70
...Phase IV--Upgrade NIS-Compatible Domains	71
Index	73