Index

A

access rights	38
.....default for NIS+ objects	38
.....default for tables	40
.....modifying	42
.....NIS compatibility mode	51
.....nobody class	38
.....password table	42
automounter
.....converting maps to tables	64
.....files	25
.....tables	25

C

changing secure RPC credentials	3
chkey	3, 33
classes	38
.....nobody	38
.....world	38
clients
.....difference from a server	20
.....DNS forwarding for	51
.....duplicate login and machinenames	36
.....impact of transition on	8
.....NIS compatibility modecapabilities	3
.....number per domain	23
configuration of servers	4
connecting tables	29
credentials	35, 37

D

data transfer commands	50
database
.....updating	4
designing NIS+ namespace	11
disk requirements	23
DNS
.....forwarding for NIS clients	3, 4, 51
.....forwarding for NIS+ clients	52
.....nsswitch.conf file	52
.....server support	49
.....zone files	4, 52
domain structure	2
.....modifying	11
domains
.....across time zones	17
.....choosing ownership	62
.....crossing domains	29
.....determining NIS-compatible	48
.....determining number of servers	20
.....number of clients per	23
.....server support	48

E

/etc files	27, 64
/etc/.rootkey file	34
/etc/TIMEZONE file	17

F

forwarding DNS requests	3

G

groups, administrative	37
.....access rights	39
.....list of NIS+ commands	62

H

heterogeneous networks	49

K

keylogin	33, 34
keylogout	33

L

links between tables	30

M

mailhost alias	30
map and table synchronization	3, 49
.....data transfer commands	50
maps
.....converting to tables	64
.....verifying data	64
maps location	6
maps,see also tables
master servers
.....definition	4
.....requirements	20
.....traffic loads	20
memory requirements	23
modifying access rights	42
modifying domains	11

N

name service switch	4
......defined	27
......sample configuration file	28
namespace
......access rights	38
......choosing servers	19
......designing	11
......documenting	65
......duplicate names	36, 63
......parallel NIS and NIS+	50
network size	2
NIS
......client capabilities	3
......commands supported underNIS+	53
......differences from NIS+	1
......domain structure	2
......list of equivalent NIS+ commands	55
......map and NIS+ tablesynchronization	3, 48
......map conversion to tables	64
......map data transfer commands	50
......maps location	6
......NIS+ tables differences from NISmaps	24
......protocols	45
NIS compatibility mode	3, 10, 45 to 57
......access permissions	51
......client capabilities	3
......configuring servers	48
......DNS forwarding	52
......heterogeneous networks	49
......NIS+ security	35
......password table default accessrights	41
......selecting domains	48
......servers not responding	4
......set up	3
......setting server names	4
......supported NIS commands	53
......supported NIS protocols	45
......transition process overview	46
......using custom tables	29

.....using links and paths	29
NIS+
.....access rights	38
.....additional information	8
.....authorized servers	4
.....changing secure RPC credentials	3
.....credentials	35
.....custom tables	28
.....designing the namespace	11
.....differences from NIS	1
.....disk and memory requirements	23
.....domain structure	2
.....duplicate names	36
.....editing tables	6
.....for Solaris 1.x	7
.....group commands	62
.....groups	37
.....heterogenous networks	49
.....interoperability	3
.....interoperation with/etc files	27
.....linking tables	29
.....links	30
.....list of equivalent NIS commands	55
.....NIS compatibility mode	3, 10
.....NIS compatible domains	48
.....NIS map and NIS+ tablesynchronization	3, 48, 49
.....NIS map data transfer commands	50
.....nobody class	38
.....password table access rights	42
.....password table, parallelnamespaces	50
.....paths	29
.....permissions	35
.....principal	6, 36
.....security	6, 33
.....simplifying transition	7
.....Solaris 2.x releases	7
.....standard tables	24
.....subdomains	22
.....supported NIS commands	53
.....swap space requirements	23
.....table access rights	39
.....table configurations	24
.....table location	6
......tables, defined	5
......transition goals	7
......transition process overview	6
......updating database	4
nisaddent	50
nispasswd	3, 34, 48
nispopulate	50
nistbladm	51
nobody access rights	38, 41
nsswitch.conf file	3
......DNS forwarding	52

P

passwd	51
password table
......access rights, NIS-compatibledomains	41
......access rights, standard NIS+domains	42
......changing password commands	51
......encrypting passwd field	41
......parallel NIS and NIS+namespaces	50
passwords
......changing user's	34, 48
......commands for changing	51
......updating	3
paths	29
permissions	35
principal	6
......defined	36
......duplicate names	36

R

replicas
......definition	4
......determining number required	21
......distribution	22
resolv.conf file	3
.rootkey file	33
rpc.nisd	3

S

security	6
.....access rights	38
.....changing passwords	34
.....choosing credentials	35
.....classes	38
.....credentials	35, 37
.....how it affects administrators	34
.....impact of implementation	33
.....keylogin	33
.....keylogout	33
.....NIS+ groups	37
.....nobody class	38
.....public keys	35
.....removing keys	33
.....selecting levels	9, 33, 37
servers
.....choosing a workstation for	20
.....configuration	4
.....configuring NIS compatible	48
.....connection to directory	20
.....determining number required	20
.....difference from a client	20
.....domain support	48
.....load distribution	22
.....master, definition	4
.....overview	19
.....replicas, defined	4
.....supporting multiple domains	19
slaves,see replicas
Solaris 1.x NIS+	7
subdomains	22
subnets	4, 22
swap space requirements	23

T

tables
.....defined	5
.....access rights	39
.....automounter	25
.....changing password commands	51
.....changing password information	50
.....configurations	24
......correspondence to NIS maps	26, 49
......custom tables	28
......default access rights for NIS-compatible domains	41
......default access rights for standardNIS+ domains	42
......differences from NIS maps	24
......editing	6
......file type	5
......files location	6
......linking tables	29
......links	30
......list of default access rights	40
......list of standard tables	25
......name syntax	25
......NIS map synchronization	3, 49
......NIS+ standard tables	24
......password table access rights	41
......paths	29
......populating	64
time zones	17
transaction logs	23
transition process	6
......changing automounter mapsyntax	25, 64
......conversion model	47
......documenting NIS namespace	65
......goals	7
......impact on clients	8
......implementation	67 to 72
......prerequisites	59 to 65
......security impact	35
......simple version	7
......transition to Solaris 2.x	7

V

/var/nis	6
/var/yp	6

Y

YP compatibility,see NIS compatibility
ypfiles	49
yppasswd	3, 48, 51

ypset	4