Index

Symbols

# (hash character)
.....nsswitch.conf file comments	238
.....shell prompts	xxxii
$ (dollar sign)
.....NIS_PATH variable use	44
.....shell prompts	xxxii
" (quotation marks) in fully qualifiednames	42
* (asterisk)
.....in group member listing	176
.....regular expression symbol	220
- (dash), in netgroup table input fileformat	413
- (minus sign)
.....access rights operator	121, 122
.....group names	175
.....nsswitch.conf compatibility with+/- syntax	235, 242 to 243
+ (plus sign)
.....access rights operator	121, 122
.....nsswitch.conf compatibility with+/- syntax	235, 242 to 243
.....regular expression symbol	220
. (dots)
.....ending domain names	315
.....ending NIS+ object names	24
.....in/etc/auto* table names	318
.....host names and	41 to 42
.....NIS+ namespace object names	23
.....NIS+ principal names vs. Secure RPCnetnames	42
.....regular expression symbols	220
/ (slashes)
.....double slashes in organizationnames	283
.....trailing, in organization names	284
.....in UNIX filenames	23
= (equals sign) as access rightsoperator	121, 122
? (question mark) as regular expressionsymbol	220
@ (at sign) in group member listing	176
\ (backslash)
.....bootparams table input fileformat	407
.....regular expression symbol	220
| (pipe symbol) as regular expressionsymbol	220

Numerics

0 security level
.....described	59
.....servers running at level 0	319
1 security level	59

2 security level	59

A

-A
.....nisaddent option	227
.....nischttl option	204, 205
.....nistbladm option	211, 213
-a
.....nisaddent option	226, 227, 228, 230
.....nisdefault option	124, 125
.....nisgrpadm option	177, 179 to 180
.....nisping option	200
.....nistbladm option	211 to 212
.....nisupdkeys option	107
.....rpc.nispasswdd option	171
a access rights	121
"abort_transaction" message	311 to 312
access control
.....administrative rights	68
.....changing	283
.....changing access rights	19
.....checking	282 to 283
.....NIS+ access rights	67 to 68
.....Solaris security	54 to 55
access requests by clients	31 to 32
access rights	109 to 135
.....See also authorization; permissions;security
.....administrative rights	68
.....authorization classes	110, 111 to 112
.....changing	112 to 113
............group of objects or entries	134 to 135
............object and entry accessrights	128 to 130
............ownership of objects orentries	132 to 134
.....concatenation	111 to 112
.....defaults	112, 119
............changing	112 to 113, 126 to 127
............displaying values	126
............overriding	112
............resetting	127
............setting	125 to 127
......displaying	118 to 119
............NIS+ defaults	124 to 125
......introduction	110 to 120
......levels (directory, table, column andentry)
............examples	114 to 115
............security	113 to 114
............types of rights and objects actedupon	116 to 117
......niscat command requirements	176
......nisgrpadm commandrequirements	177
......passwd command requirements	148
......removing
............for columns	132
............for objects or entries	129
......specifying in commands	112, 120 to 123
............column access rights	130 to 132
............-D option	112, 124, 125, 127 to 128
............default security values	125 to 127
............nondefault values at creationtime	127 to 128
......storage location	117
......syntax
............class	121, 122
............group	122
............objects	123
............operator	121, 122
............owner	122
............rights	122
............table entries	123
......types	67 to 68, 110 to 111
............levels and	116 to 117
addresses
......See also IP addresses
......name service overview	2 to 8
......NIS maps	10 to 11
......NIS+ root reference	285 to 286
......physical addresses vs. descriptivenames	4 to 8
administration
......access rights	109 to 135

.....administrative rights	68
.....credential informationadministration	96 to 98
.....credential information foradministrators	91
.....directories	183 to 205
.....federating NIS+ with global namingsystems	285 to 289
.....file system namespace	291 to 299
.....FNS in NIS+	253 to 284
.....groups	173 to 182
.....keys	99 to 107
.....NIS+ administrator	68
.....NIS+ directories	183 to 205
.....NIS+ tables	207 to 231
.....passwords	144 to 172
.....printer namespace	301 to 304
.....removing credential information	97 to 98
aging passwords	158 to 168
.....aging vs. expiration	164
.....calculating dates	152 to 153
.....date of last change	150
.....described	158 to 159
.....expiration date for passwordprivilege	151 to 152, 164 to 166
.....forcing users to changepasswords	159
.....maximum days before changing	150 to 151, 160, 170
.....maximum days between logins	151, 166 to 167
.....minimum days before changing	150, 161, 170
.....nobody class and	147
.....operations affected	159
.....passwd file defaults	168 to 171
............MAXWEEKS setting	170
............MINWEEKS setting	170
............nsswitch.conf file and	168
............PASSLENGTH setting	169, 171
............principles	169
............WARNWEEKS setting	170
.....setting criteria for multiple users	168
......turning off aging	163
......turning off privilege expiration	166
......warning of required change	151, 162 to 163, 170
......world class and	147
aliases
......host names	261
......mail aliases	11
all hosts context	258, 260
all users context	258, 261 to 262
API (application programmer's interface)for NIS+	20
application programmer's interface (API)for NIS+	20
applications	337
asterisk (*)
......in group member listing	176
......regular expression symbol	220
at sign (@) in group member listing	176
attributes
......adding attributes or values	276, 278
......listing	277
......managing and examining	276 to 278
......modifying values	278
......removing attributes or values	277
......replacing	278
AUTH_SYS security	59
authentication
......See also authorization; credentials
......credential/authentication process	74 to 79
............authentication components	75
............credentials vs. credentialinformation	74 to 75
............login phase	75, 76 to 77
............preparation phase	75, 76
............request phase	76, 77 to 79
......defined	12, 17
......DES credentials	60 to 61
......described	56
......process	56 to 57
......Solaris Secure RPC gate	55
"authentication denied" message	321
"authentication error" message	321

authorization
.....See also access rights; authentication;permissions
.....defined	12, 17
.....described	56, 63
.....NIS+ authorization classes	63 to 67, 110
............access right syntax	121, 122
............displaying access rights	118 to 119
............group	63, 65 to 66, 110, 111
............hierarchy of objects and	66 to 67
............nobody	64, 66, 110, 111
............owner	63, 64, 110, 111
............world	63, 66, 110, 111
.....passwd command requirements	148
.....process	57
auto_home table
.....auto_master table and	404, 405
.....columns	404
.....described	46, 404
.....example	405
.....nsswitch.conf file category	238
auto_master table
.....auto_home table and	404, 405
.....columns	405
.....described	46, 405
.....examples	405 to 406
.....nsswitch.conf file category	238
automounter	293 to 294
.....multiple locations	298
.....troubleshooting	318
.....variable substitution	298 to 299
automounter maps
.....auto_home table	46, 404 to 405
.....auto_master table listing	406

B

-B
.....nisinit option	195, 196
.....rpc.nisd option
............killing the daemon	312, 337
............starting with DNS-forwardingcapabilities	193, 194
backslash (\)
......bootparams table input fileformat	407
......regular expression symbol	220
bindings
......See also contexts
......access control
............changing	283
............checking	282 to 283
......composite names to references	273 to 275
......displaying	267 to 268
......NIS vs. NIS+	316
......printers	301
......removing for composite names	275
......renaming	275
blanks in object names	317
bold typeface in this manual	xxxii
bootparams file	406
bootparams NIS map	10
bootparams table
......columns	406 to 407
......described	45, 406
......example	407
......input file format	407
Bourne shell default prompts	xxxii
browsing
......See also displaying; listing
......FNS structures using NIS+commands	280 to 281
"busy try again later" message	332

C

-C
......nisinit option	195, 196
......nisping option
............checkpoint operations failconsistently	309
............checkpointing	52, 199, 200 to 201
............performance sluggish when inprogress	333
......nisupdkeys option	106
-c

.....nisgrep option	221
.....nisgrpadm option	177, 178 to 179
.....nisinit option	195, 196
.....nismatch option	221
.....nistbladm option	130 to 131, 209 to 210
.....rpc.nispasswdd option	172
c access rights,See create access rights
C column type	210
C shell
.....default prompts	xxxii
.....nischttl syntax	205
cache manager
.....See also time-to-live (TTL)
.....described	196
.....starting	18, 197
.....stopping	197
cache, directory,See directory cache
cached public keys problems	83 to 84
"callback" message	311 to 312
"Can't find suitable transport"message	315
"cannot [do something] with log"message	337
"cannot find" message	315
"cannot get public key" message	321
"Cannot obtain initial context"message	343
case-sensitivity for table columns	210
Changing key message whenAddingkey message expected	320
checking access control	282 to 283
checkpoint operations
.....checkpointing directories	199, 200 to 201
.....described	52
.....disk space problems and	338
.....fail consistently	309
.....performance sluggish during	333
child directories	24
chkey command
.....after changing root password	141
......changing NIS+ principal keys	100 to 102
......creating credential information usingdummy password	93 to 95
......described	69
......re-encrypting existing privatekey	100, 101
......requirements	101
"chkey failed" message	321
clearing
......See also removing
......directory cache	197
......keys	106
clients
......client-server computing	4
......cold-start file	32
......defined	4, 31
......domain access	31 to 32
....../etc/.rootkey file preexisting	331
......home domain	31
......initializing
............NIS+ clients	19
............workstation clients	194 to 196
......NIS map for diskless clients	10
......NIS+ directories	22
......NIS+ tables and	31
......overview	31 to 32
......removing NIS+	245 to 246
......servers as	36 to 37
......servers vs.	27
closing,See stopping
cold-start file
......changing credentials	326
......creation	326
......credential-related information	85, 323
......described	32
......initializing clients by	196
......updating keys	106
column level
......access rights
............adding to existing table	131 to 132
............create rights	117
............described	113 to 114

............destroy rights	117
............example	114 to 115
............modify rights	117
............read rights	116
............removing	132
............specifying during tablecreation	130 to 131
............types and objects actedupon	116
.....authorization classes and	67
.....column types	210
.....searching
............first column	221
............multiple columns	222
............particular column	222
............regular expressions	220
column separators for NIS+ tables	404
commands
.....See alsospecific commands
.....access right specification	112, 120 to 123
............column access rights	130 to 132
............default security values	125 to 127
............nondefault values at creationtime	127 to 128
............syntax	121 to 123
.....browsing FNS structures using NIS+commands	280 to 281
.....credential-related commands	69, 87 to 88
.....FNS context management	267 to 276
.....group-related commands	174
.....NIS+ administration commands	18 to 20
.....NIS+ security (password, credential,and key) commands	69
.....shell prompts in examples	xxxii
common key	77
compat source fornsswitch.conffile	235, 243
composite names
.....binding to references	273 to 275
.....destroying named objects	276
.....displaying bindings	267 to 268
......removing from namespace	275 to 276
contexts
......See also bindings
......changing ownership	283
......checking naming inconsistencies	279 to 280
......creating individually
............all hosts context	258, 260
............all users context	258, 261 to 262
............debugging	258
............displaying information	258
............file context	266
............fncreate commandoverview	257 to 258
............generic context	258, 264 to 265
............namespace identifiercontext	258, 266 to 267
............organization context	259
............printer context	264
............service context	263
............single host context	260
............single user context	262
............site context	265
......debugging creation	258
......displaying the binding	267 to 268
......files
............administering	299
............creating	294 to 299
......host-related contexts
............cannot be created	345
............cannot be removed	346
......initial context	343
......listing contents	269 to 272
......managing and examining	267 to 276
......mapping to NIS+ objects	280
......printers	302 to 304
......user-related contexts
............cannot be created	345
............cannot be removed	346
continue switch action option	236
corrupted credentials	319, 327 to 328
corrupted files
......database or log file	311 to 312
....../var/nis/data directory	316
Courier typeface in this manual	xxxii

create access rights
.....See also access rights
.....described	67 to 68, 111
.....levels and	116 to 117
.....syntax	122
cred table	85 to 86
.....adding credentials	18
.....changing keys	100 to 102
.....checking credentials	319
.....columns	86, 408
.....credential-related information	84, 323
.....DES credential information	61
.....described	45, 85, 407
.....linking	408
.....missing entry	329
.....passwd command and keys	148
credentials	73 to 98
.....See also authentication; security
.....administering credentialinformation	96 to 98
.....authentication process	74 to 79
............authentication components	75
............credentials vs. credentialinformation	74 to 75
............login phase	75, 76 to 77
............preparation phase	75, 76
............request phase	76, 77 to 79
.....changing DES credentials	326 to 327
.....checking	319
.....commands	69, 87 to 88
.....corrupted or missing	319, 327 to 328
.....creating	18
.....creating information	86 to 96
............administrator information	91
............dummy password example	93 to 95
............methods	86 to 87
............NIS+ principal information	91 to 96
............other domain example	95
............preparation phase	76
............principal name syntax	91
............Secure RPC netname syntax	90
............user principal example	93
............usingnisaddcred	87 to 90
............workstation example	96
......credential information vs.	74 to 75
......DES credentials	79 to 84
............authentication process	77 to 79
............changing	326 to 327
............contents	79
............creating	80 to 82
............cred table columns	86
............cred table for information	61
............described	60 to 61
............NIS+ credentials vs.	60
............nisaddcred creation ofinformation	89 to 90
............Secure RPC netname	79
............verification field	80
......displaying information	88
......LOCAL credentials
............cred table columns	86
............described	61 to 62
............nisaddcred creation ofinformation	89
......machine credentials	60
......NIS+ table	407 to 408
......outdated information	322 to 327
......overview	59 to 60
......passwd command and	147
......removing	88
......removing information	97 to 98
......Solaris Secure RPC gate	55
......storing information	84 to 85, 322 to 324
......updating information	322 to 324
............usingnisaddcred	87 to 88
............where information is stored	84 to 85
............your own credentialinformation	97
......updating public keys	324 to 327
......user credentials	60
......user types and credential types	62
......Youname do not have Secure RPCcredentials errormessage	319
ctx_dir directory

.....checkpointing	256
.....creating	255
.....replicating	256
.....verifying creation	255

D

-D
.....access right override option	112, 124, 125, 127 to 128
.....fncreate option	258
.....nisaddent option	227
.....nisgrpadm option	179
.....nisln option	223
.....passwd option	148, 155
-d
.....fnattr option	277
.....nisaddent option	227, 231
.....nisdefault option	124
.....nisgrpadm option	177, 179
.....nisls option	185
.....nistbladm option	211
d access rights,See destroy access rights
dash (-)
.....See also minus sign (-)
.....netgroup table input file format	413
Data Encryption Standard credentials,SeeDES credentials
data.dict file, caution againstrenaming	22
database corrupted (NIS+)	312
date of last password change
.....calculating	152 to 153
.....displaying	154 to 155
.....setting	150
debugging context creation	258
defaults
.....access rights
............changing	112 to 113
............specifying	112, 119
.....displaying usingnisdefaultscommand	124 to 125
.....listing for NIS+ objects	19
......nsswitch.conf search criteria	236 to 237
......nsswitch.conf template file	241
......password settings	168 to 172
......security level	59
......setting security values	125 to 127
deleting,See removing
DES credentials	79 to 84
......authentication process	77 to 79
......changing	326 to 327
......contents	79
......creating	80 to 82
......cred table columns	86
......cred table for information	61
......described	60 to 61
......NIS+ credentials vs.	60
......nisaddcred creation ofinformation	89 to 90
......Secure RPC netname	79
......verification field	80
DES key	77, 81
destroy access rights
......See also access rights
......described	67 to 68, 111
......levels and	116, 117
......syntax	122
destroying,See removing
directories	183 to 205
......See also files and file systems
......access rights granted by servers	120
......adding replica to existingdirectory	187, 189 to 190
......automounter	293 to 294
......cannot deleteorg_dir orgroups_dir	311
......checking for public keys	88
......checkpointing	199, 200 to 201
......creating	19
............on parent server	188
............usingnismkdir command	187 to 188
......creation byfncreate command	257
......credential-related information	84, 323
......disassociating replicas	191

.....expanding into NIS+ domain	225
.....expanding into NIS-compatibledomain	225
.....fully qualified names	40
.....home directory contains uppercaseletters	334
.....listing contents	19
............terse listing	185 to 186
............usingnisls command	184 to 187
............verbose listing	186 to 187
.....listing object properties	184
.....namespace	24 to 25
............removing	19
............UNIX directories vs.	23, 24
.....NIS+	22
............hierarchy and authorizationclasses	66 to 67
............master server	255
.....nis_cachemgr command	196 to 197
.....niscat command	184
.....nischttl command	203 to 205
.....nisinit command	194 to 196
.....nislog command	201 to 202
.....nisls command	184 to 187
.....nismkdir command	187 to 190
.....nisping command	198 to 201
.....nisrmdir command	190 to 191
.....nisshowcache command	197 to 198
.....propagating into client files	326
.....public key propagation	325
.....removing
............namespace	19
............usingnisrmdir command	190 to 191
.....rpc.nisd command	192 to 194
.....server connection to	27
.....Solaris permissions matrix	55
directory cache
.....See also time-to-live (TTL)
.....cache manager
............described	196
............starting	18, 197
............stopping	197
.....cached public keys problems	83 to 84
......changing credentials	326
......clearing	197
......credential-related information	84, 323
......directory object accumulation by	34 to 35
......displaying contents	197 to 198
......example	33
......initializing	33, 326
......listing contents	19
......overview	32 to 35
directory level
......access rights
............create rights	116
............destroy rights	117
............modify rights	117
............read rights	116
............types and objects actedupon	116
......authorization classes and	66
directory objects,See directories
disk space requirements for FNS onNIS+	254
disk space, insufficient	310, 338
diskless workstations
......See also workstations
......configuration information table	406 to 407
......described	406
......NIS map	10
displaying
......See also listing; read access rights
......access control	282 to 283
......access rights	118 to 119
............NIS+ defaults	124 to 125
......bindings	267 to 268
......context creation information	258
......credential information	88
......defaults usingnisdefaultscommand	124 to 125
......directory cache contents	197 to 198
......NIS+ table contents	18
......NIS_DEFAULTS variable values	126
......password information	154 to 155
......size of application or process	337

.....time of last update for server	198, 199
.....time-to-live values	203
.....transaction log contents	201 to 202
.....transaction logs (NIS+)	310
DNS and Bind	xxxi
DNS maps,nsswitch.conf specificationof sources	404
dns source fornsswitch.conf file	235
DNS table, editing	286 to 287
DNS,See Domain Name System (DNS)
dollar sign ($)
.....NIS_PATH variable use	44
.....shell prompts	xxxii
Domain Name System (DNS)
.....See also name services
.....domains defined	8
.....federating NIS+ under	286 to 287
.....name service overview	2 to 8
.....NIS with	9
.....NIS+ differences	15
.....NIS-compatibility mode and DNS-forwarding	18
............starting the NIS+ daemon	193, 194
.....nsswitch.conf file and DNSforwarding	241 to 242
.....overview	8
.....resolver	8
domain names (NIS+)
.....dot (.) ending	315
.....troubleshooting	310 to 311
.....warning against changing	329
domains
.....adding replica servers	326
.....changing machine to differentdomain	329
.....client access	31 to 32
.....creating credential information inanother domain	95
.....described	25
.....DNS domains	8
.....expanding directories into NIS+domain	225
......expanding directories into NIS-compatible domain	225
......fully qualified names	40
......home domain
............described	31
............servers	36 to 37
......hosts with same name	42
......name changing	329
......namespace structure	25 to 26
......NIS vs. DNS	9
......NIS+ vs. DNS	15
......passwd command and otherdomains	148
......removing groups and	179
......Secure RPC netnames	80
......server connection to	27
dots (.)
......ending domain names	315
......ending NIS+ object names	24
....../etc/auto* table names	318
......host names and	41 to 42
......NIS+ namespace object names	23
......NIS+ principal names vs. Secure RPCnetnames	42
......regular expression symbols	220
dummy password for creating credentialinformation	93 to 95
dumping NIS+ table information to afile	231

E

editing the DNS table	286 to 287
encryption,See keys
ending,See stopping
entry level
......access rights
............adding rights	128 to 129
............create rights	117
............described	114
............destroy rights	117
............example	114 to 115
............modify rights	117
............read rights	116
............removing rights	129

............syntax	123
............types and objects actedupon	116
.....adding an entry to a table	211 to 213
.....authorization classes and	67
.....changing groups	135
.....changing ownership	133
.....changing time-to-live	205
.....modifying entries	213 to 214
.....removing entries
............multiple entries	215
............single entry	214
equals sign (=) as access rightsoperator	121, 122
erasing,See removing
error messages	284
.....See also troubleshooting (FNS);troubleshooting (NIS+);specific messages or clauses ofmessages
.....alphabetic listing	349 to 402
.....alphabetization rules in thismanual	351
.....context	349 to 350
.....during login attempt	139 to 140
.....during password changeattempt	141 to 142
.....name service switch statusmessages	236
............default responses	237
.....object not found problems	314 to 318
............automounter cannot beused	318
............blanks in name	317
............domain levels not correctlyspecified	315
............files missing or corrupt	316
............incorrect path	315
............object does not exist	316
............replica lagging or out-of-sync	316
............symptoms	315
............syntax or spelling error	315
.....RPC error messages	350
.....severity threshold level	349
......status codes	349
......tracing cause	349 to 350
/etc files, adding information to NIS+tables	18
/etc tables,nsswitch.confspecification of sources	404
/etc/bootparams file	406
/etc/defaults/passwd file	168 to 171
......MAXWEEKS setting	170
......MINWEEKS setting	170
......nsswitch.conf file and	168
......PASSLENGTH setting	169, 171
......principles	169
......WARNWEEKS setting	170
/etc/group file, adding group tablecontents	410
/etc/nsswitch.conf file
......auto_home and auto_master tableinformation	238
......comments in	238
......compatibility with +/- syntax	235, 242 to 243
......described	12
......DNS-forwarding control	241 to 242
......fails to perform correctly	314
......files pointer	168 to 171
......format	234 to 238
......overriding withpasswd -rcommand	146
......overview	233 to 234
......passwd entry	144, 145 to 146, 339
......passwd_compat: nisplusentry	235
......search criteria
............defaults	236 to 237
............overview	235
............switch action options	236
............switch status messages	236
......sources	235
......specifying information sources	404
......syntax errors	238
......template files
............default template	241
............described	233 to 234
............examples	240 to 241

............overview	239
.....timezone table and	238
.....See also name service switch
/etc/nsswitch.files file
.....described	233 to 234, 239
.....example	241
.....using	239
/etc/nsswitch.nis file
.....described	233 to 234, 239
.....example	240
.....using	239
/etc/nsswitch.nisplus file
.....described	233 to 234, 239
.....example	240
.....using	239, 241
/etc/passwd file
.....adding passwd table contents	416
.....changing passwords in NIS+environment	330
.....credential-related information	85, 324
.....NIS+ password and login passwordin	330
/etc/.rootkey file
.....changing machine to differentdomain	329
.....preexisting	331
/etc/syslog.conf file, severitythreshold for error reporting	349
Ethernet addresses
.....ethers table	408 to 409
.....NIS maps	10
ethers table
.....columns	408
.....described	46, 408
.....Ethernet address form	409
ethers.byaddr NIS map	10
ethers.byname NIS map	10
examining,See browsing; displaying;listing
executing,See starting
expanding directories
.....into NIS+ domain	225
.....into NIS-compatible domain	225
expiration date for passwordprivilege	164 to 166
......aging vs. expiration	164
......calculating	152 to 153
......displaying	154 to 155
......setting	151 to 152, 164 to 165
......turning off privilege expiration	166
expired password	139 to 140, 322
explicit group members	174, 175
explicit group nonmembers	175
export command andNIS_DEFAULTSvalues	126 to 127

F

-f
......fncreate option
............all hosts context	260
............all users context	262
............overview	258
......nisaddent option	228
......nisrm option	192
......passwd option	159
-F,rpc.nisd option	193
Federated Naming Service
......See also name services
......browsing FNS structures using NIS+commands	280 to 281
......described	8
......error messages	284
......name service overview	2 to 8
......setting up
............FNS namespace setup	255 to 256
............NIS+ service setup	254 to 255
............replicating FNS service	256
............resource requirements	254
......troubleshooting	284, 343 to 348
............context cannot be removed bycreator	346
............fndestroy/fnunbind does notreturn "operationfailed"	347 to 348
............fnlist does not listsuborganizations	345

............host-related contexts cannot becreated	345
............initial context cannot beobtained	343
............initial context containsnothing	343
............"name in use" messages	346 to 347
............"no permission" messages	344
............user-related contexts cannot becreated	345
federating
.....NIS+ with global namingsystems	285 to 289
............obtaining NIS+ rootreference	285 to 286
............under DNS	286 to 287
............under X.500	288 to 289
files and file systems
.....See also directories;specific files
.....contexts
............creating	266
............ownership	266
.....dumping NIS+ table information to afile	231
.....input file forfncreate_fs(1M)
............alternate format	299
............creating	295 to 297
.....loading NIS+ tables from textfiles	227, 228 to 229
.....namespace administration	291 to 299
............automounter	293 to 294
............file context administration	299
............file context creation	294 to 299
............NFS file servers	292 to 293
............overview	291 to 294
.....NFS file servers	292 to 293
.....NIS+ files and directories	22
.....NIS+ namespace compared to UNIXfile system	23 to 24
.....printer context administration	302
.....Solaris permissions matrix	55
files source fornsswitch.conffile	235
fnattr command
......adding attributes	276
......listing attributes	277
......modifying attribute values	278
......other options	278
......overview	276
......removing attributes	277
fnbind command
......binding composite names toreferences	273 to 274
......options	273
......syntax	267
fnbind -r command
......binding composite names toreferences	274 to 275
......options	273
......syntax	267
fnbind -s command, "name in use"message	347
fncheck command	279 to 280
fncreate command
......all hosts context creation	258, 260
......all users context creation	258, 261 to 262
......debugging context creation	258
......file context creation	266
......FNS namespace setup	255 to 256
......generic context creation	258, 264 to 265
......host-related contexts cannot becreated	345
......namespace identifier contextcreation	258, 266 to 267
......NIS_GROUP environment variablesetting	255
......options	258
......organization context creation	259
......overview	257 to 258
......printer context creation	264
......service context creation	263
......single host context creation	260
......single user context creation	262
......site context creation	265
......syntax	257
......-t option	345

.....user-related contexts cannot becreated	345
fncreate -s command
....."name in use" message	347
fncreate_fs(1M) command
.....command-line input	297 to 299
.....input file
............alternate format	299
............creating	295 to 297
.....multiple locations	298
.....options	294
.....overview	294 to 295
.....syntax	294
.....variable substitution	298 to 299
fndestroy command
.....context cannot be removed	346
.....destroying named objects	276
....."operation failed" not returned	347 to 348
.....syntax	267
fnlist command
.....displays nothing in initialcontext	343
.....listing context contents	269 to 272
.....options	269
.....suborganizations not listed	345
.....syntax	267
fnlookup command
.....displaying bindings	267 to 268
.....options	267
.....syntax	267
fnrename command
.....renaming existing bindings	275
.....syntax	267
FNS,See Federated Naming Service
fns_hosts table	281
fns_rserver creation	256
fnunbind command
....."name in use" message	346
....."operation failed" not returned	347 to 348
.....removing composite names	275
.....syntax	267
forgotten password	339
fs context type	266
......See also files and file systems
ftp command and password aging	159
fully qualified names
......characters acceptable in	42
......dot (.) ending	24, 315
......group names	40 to 41
......host names	41 to 42
......indexed names	41
......name-expansion facility	43
......NIS+ domain names	40
......NIS+ principal names	42
......NIS+ server host names	336 to 337
......NIS+ table names	40 to 41
......NIS+ table search paths	48 to 50
......overview	37 to 39

G

-g
......nisdefault option	124
......nisls option	185
g access rights	121
generic context creation	258, 264 to 265
generic context type	264 to 265
Generic system error message	310
GIDs, NIS maps	10, 11
glossary	419 to 428
group authorization class
......access rights	111
............displaying for objects	118 to 119
............syntax	122
......described	63, 65 to 66
group file, adding group tablecontents	410
group IDs, NIS maps	10, 11
group level and authorization classes	66
group table
......adding contents to/etc/groupfiles	410
......columns	410
......described	46, 409
group.bygid NIS map	10
group.byname NIS map	10

groups
.....adding members	179 to 180
.....administration	173 to 182
.....authorization class	63, 65 to 66
.....cannot add user	309
.....changing
............entry's group	135
............object's group	134
.....creating	178 to 179
.....described	173
.....displaying directory's groupowner	185
.....fully qualified names	40 to 41
.....group table	409 to 410
.....listing members	180 to 181
.....listing object properties	175 to 176
.....member types	174
.....netgroup NIS maps	11
.....netgroup table	411 to 413
.....NIS maps	10
.....niscat command usage	175 to 176
.....nisgrpadm command	19, 177 to 182
............related commands	174
.....nonmember types	175
.....removing	179
.....removing members	181
.....specifying member types	174 to 175
.....testing principals formembership	182
groups_dir directory
.....cannot be deleted	311
.....creating	19
.....described	24, 65
.....fully qualified names	40 to 41

H

-H
.....nisinit option	195
.....nisupdkeys option	106
-h
.....niscat option	216
.....nisdefault option	124
.....nisgrep option	221
.....nislog option	201
......nismatch option	221
hard disk space requirements for FNS onNIS+	254
hard disk space, insufficient	310, 338
hash character (#)
......nsswitch.conf file comments	238
......shell prompts	xxxii
home directory, uppercase letters in	334
home domain
......described	31
......servers	36 to 37
/home mount point	404
host context type	260
host name
......initializing clients by	195
......NIS+ queries hang afterchanging	336 to 337
hostname context type	260
hosts
......aliases	261
......context creation
............all hosts	258, 260
............single host	260
......context ownership	260, 261
......domains with same name	42
......fully qualified names	41 to 42
......NIS maps	10
hosts table
......columns	410
......described	45, 410
hosts.byaddr NIS map	10
hosts.byname NIS map	10
hung system,See system hang problems
hyphen,See dash (-); minus sign (-)

I

-i
......nis_cachemgr option	197
......nisrm option	192
I column type	210
identifier of Secure RPC netnames	80

identifiers, namespace, contextcreation	258, 266 to 267
illegal object problems	308 to 309
Illegal object type message	308
implicit group members	174, 175
implicit group nonmembers	175
in.named daemon	8
inactivity maximum	339
inconsistencies in context naming,checking	279 to 280
indexed names	41, 123
initial context	343
.....See also contexts
initializing
.....directory cache	33, 326
.....NIS+ client or server	19
.....reinitializing NIS+ clients	329
.....root master server	195, 196
.....server or client with preexisting/etc/.rootkey file	331
.....workstation clients	194 to 196
input file forfncreate_fs(1M)
.....alternate format	299
.....creating	295 to 297
input file format requirements	404
installation (NIS+), server slow at startupafter	335
"insufficient permission" message	318, 321, 331
Internet
.....See also Domain Name System (DNS)
.....Ethernet addresses table	408 to 409
.....network masks table forsubnetting	413
.....networks table	414
.....NIS connection	9
.....NIS map of services	11
.....NIS+ connection	16
.....protocols table	416
.....services table	417
"invalid principal name" message	313
IP addresses
.....See also addresses
......hosts table	410
......netmasks table	413
......updating	107
italic typeface in this manual	xxxii

K

keylogin command
......authentication	57
......creating DES credentials and	81
......described	69, 76
......Secure RPC password different fromlogin password	76, 82 to 83, 99 to 100, 330 to 331
keylogin process	99 to 100
keylogout command	69, 76 to 77
keys
......See also public keys; private keys
......administration	99 to 107
......authentication process	77 to 79
......cached public keys problems	83 to 84
......changing keys
............chkey command	100 to 102
............nonroot server keys	105
............root keys from anothermachine	104
............root keys from root	102
............root replica keys from thereplica	104 to 105
......clearing	106
......commands	69
......common key	77
......creation bynisaddcred	89
......DES key (random key or random DESkey)	77
......NIS map	11
......passwd command and	148
......re-encrypting existing privatekey	100, 101
......Secure RPC password different fromlogin password	76, 82 to 83, 99 to 100, 330 to 331
......updating public keys	20, 105 to 107, 324 to 327
............examples	107

............nisupdkeys commandarguments	106
............nisupdkeys commandoverview	105 to 106
............updating IP addresses	107
.....where information is stored	84 to 85, 323
keyserv command	69
keyserv daemon failure	328
"keyserv fails to encrypt" message	321
keyserver
.....credential-related information	84, 323
.....keyserv daemon failure	328
killing,See stopping
Korn shell default prompts	xxxii

L

-L
.....fnbind option	273, 274
.....fnlookup option	267
.....nischttl option	204 to 205
.....nisln option	223
.....nisls option	185
-l
.....fnattr option	277
.....fnlist option	269, 271 to 272
.....nisgrpadm option	177, 180 to 181, 182
.....nisls option	185, 186 to 187
.....passwd option	158
launching,See starting
less thanN days since the last changemessage	141, 161
levels of access
.....examples	114 to 115
.....security	113 to 114
.....types of access rights and	116 to 117
levels of security
.....described	58 to 59
.....password commands and	59
.....servers running at level 0	319
.....setting for NIS+ daemon	193
linking NIS+ tables, cred table	408
links (XFN)
......creating and binding	273, 274
......displaying binding	267
links, symbolic,See symbolic links
listing
......See also displaying; read access rights
......attributes and their values	277
......browsing FNS structures using NIS+commands	280 to 281
......context contents	269 to 272
......context naming inconsistencies	279 to 280
......directory contents	184 to 187
............nisls command options	185
............terse listing	185 to 186
............verbose listing	186 to 187
......directory object properties	184
......fnlist does not listsuborganizations	345
......fns_hosts table contents	281
......group members	180 to 181
......group object properties	175 to 176
......initial context contains nothing	343
......NIS+ directory contents	19
......NIS+ object defaults	19
......NIS+ objects used by FNS	280 to 281
......NIS+ shared cache contents	19
......printing references used forbinding	273, 274
......suborganizations usingnisls	345
......table contents	217
......table object properties	217 to 218
loading NIS+ tables	226 to 231
......methods of populating tables	51 to 52
......replacing, merging, orappending	226
......using NIS maps	227, 229 to 231
......using text files	227, 228 to 229
LOCAL credentials
......cred table columns	86
......described	61 to 62
......nisaddcred creation ofinformation	89

locked password	322
locking passwords	157
.....unlocking	158
log files
.....checkpointing	52
.....corrupted	311 to 312
.....naming convention	52
.....slow startup and	334
.....too large	309, 334, 338
.....transaction log
............cannot be truncated	310
............described	29
............displaying contents	201 to 202
............replica updating process	28 to 30
logging in
.....authentication process	75, 76 to 77
.....maximum days between logins	151
.....maximum login time period	172
.....process	138
.....remote logins
............netgroup table	411 to 413
............user cannot remote log in toremote domain	340
.....Solaris security	54 to 55
.....troubleshooting
............Login incorrectmessage	139, 157, 166, 321
............NIS+ password and loginpassword in/etc/passwd file	330
............password expiredmessage	139 to 140
............password will expiremessage	140, 162
............Permission deniedmessage	140
............Secure RPC password differentfrom login password	76, 82 to 83, 99 to 100, 330 to 331
............Too many failures - trylater message	139
............Too many tries; try againlater message	139
............user cannot log in	339
............user cannot log in after passwordchange	313 to 314, 340
............user cannot remote log in toremote domain	340
......user login same as machinename	319 to 320
logging out, private key security	76 to 77
login command
......password aging and	159
......Secure RPC password different fromlogin password	99 to 100
Login incorrect message	139, 157, 166, 321

M

-M
......nisaddent option	227
......niscat option	216
......nisgrep option	221
......nisls option	185
......nismatch option	221
......rpc.nisd option	334
-m
......fnattr option	278
......nisaddent option	226, 227, 228, 229, 230
......nisls option	185
......nismkdir option	187
......nistbladm option	213 to 214
m access rights,See modify access rights
machine credentials	60, 62
......See also credentials
machine domain names
......dot (.) ending	315
machines
......changing domains	329
....../etc/.rootkey file preexisting	331
......reinitializing NIS+ clients	329
......root password change causesproblem	332
mail aliases	11
mail aliases table	46, 411

mail.aliases NIS map	11
mail.byaddr NIS map	11
Managing NFS and NIS	xxxi
mapping FNS contexts to NIS+objects	280
maps (DNS),nsswitch.confspecification of sources	404
maps (NIS)
.....described	10
.....loading NIS+ tables from	18, 51, 229 to 231
.....NIS+ table types matching maps	229 to 231
.....NIS+ tables vs.	16
.....nsswitch.conf specification ofsources	404
.....table of	10 to 11
Master server busy, full dumprescheduled message	341
master servers
.....See also servers
.....defined	9, 12
.....displaying time of last update	198, 199
.....listing directory contents from	185
.....listing table entries from	216, 221
.....NIS	9
.....NIS+	12, 15
.....replicas and	28
.....root master server
............defined	28
............initializing	195, 196
MAXWEEKS default for passwords	170
memory, insufficient	337
messages,See error messages
minus sign (-)
.....See also dash (-)
.....access rights operator	121, 122
.....group names	175
.....nsswitch.conf compatibility with+/- syntax	235, 242 to 243
MINWEEKS default for passwords	170
modify access rights
.....See also access rights
......described	67 to 68, 110
......levels and	116, 117
......syntax	122
mount points
......auto_home table	404
......auto_master table	405
mounting directories	293 to 294
mounts, remote, netgroup table	411 to 413

N

n access rights	121
"name in use" messages
......fnbind -s command	347
......fncreate -s command	347
......fnunbind command	346
name service switch	14, 233 to 243
......See alsonsswitch.conf file
......action options	236
......described	17, 233
......overview	233 to 234
......status messages	236
name services
......See also Domain Name System (DNS);Federated Naming Service;NIS; NIS+
......advantages	4 to 8
......overview	2 to 8
......forprinter contextadministration	302 to 304
names,See composite names; domainnames (NIS+); fully qualifiednames
namespace	21 to 44
......See also fully qualified names
......administration problems	308 to 311
............cannot add user to group	309
............cannot deleteorg_dir orgroups_dir	311
............cannot truncate transaction logfile	310
............checkpoint fails consistently	309
............disk space insufficient	310

............domain name confusion	310 to 311
............illegal object problems	308 to 309
............logs grow too large	309
............nisinit fails	309
............symptoms	308
.....database problems	311 to 312
............multiplerpc.nisdprocesses	311 to 312
............symptoms	311
.....directories	24 to 25
.....DNS namespace	8
.....domain structure	25 to 26
.....naming conventions	37 to 43
............characters acceptable	42
............directory object names	40
............host names	41 to 42
............name-expansion facility	43
............NIS+ domain names	40
............NIS+ principal names	42
............overview	37 to 39
............table entry names	41
............tables and group names	40 to 41
.....NIS+ clients	31 to 32
.....NIS+ principals	30
.....NIS_PATH variable
............overview	43 to 44
............performance and	44
.....performance problems	335
.....removing
............NIS+ directories and replicas	19
............NIS+ namespace	248 to 250
............NIS+ objects	19
.....servers	27 to 30
.....servers as clients	36 to 37
.....structure of NIS+ namespace	22 to 24
.....UNIX file system compared to	23 to 24
.....updating process	28 to 30
namespace identifiers
.....context creation	258, 266 to 267
.....context ownership	267
naming inconsistencies, checking forcontexts	279 to 280
netgroup NIS map	11
netgroup table
......columns	412
......described	46, 411
......examples	412
......input file format	412
netgroup.byhost NIS map	11
netgroup.byuser NIS map	11
netgroups
......group table	409 to 410
......NIS maps	11
netid.byname NIS map	11
netmasks table
......columns	413
......described	46, 413
......example	413
netmasks.byaddr NIS map	11
netnames (Secure RPC)
......creation bynisaddcred	89
......DES credentials	80
......syntax	90
Network Information Control Center(NIC)	414
network information services,See DomainName System (DNS); FederatedNaming Service; name services;NIS; NIS+
network masks, NIS maps	11
network numbers and name servicenames	4 to 5
networks table	46, 414
networks.byaddr NIS map	11
networks.byname NIS map	11
newkey command	69
NIC (Network Information ControlCenter)	414
NIS
......See also name services
......DNS with	9
......DNS-forwarding control	242
......Internet connection	9
......maps
............described	10

............loading NIS+ tables from	18, 51, 229 to 231
............NIS+ table types matchingmaps	229 to 230
............NIS+ tables vs.	16
............nsswitch.conf specification ofsources	404
............table of	10 to 11
.....name service overview	2 to 8
.....NIS+ compatibility problems	312 to 314
............nsswitch.conf file fails toperform correctly	314
............symptoms	312 to 313
............user cannot log in after passwordchange	313 to 314
.....NIS+ vs.
............advantages of NIS+	12 to 13
............differences	13 to 16
.....NIS-compatibility mode of NIS+	17 to 18
............DNS-forwarding and	18, 193, 194
............expanding directories into NIS-compatible domain	225
............security issues	18, 55
............starting the NIS+ daemon	193 to 194
.....nsswitch.conf compatibility with+/- syntax	235, 242 to 243
.....nsswitch.nis file, described	233 to 234
.....overview	8 to 11
.....printer context administration	302
NIS maps
.....nsswitch.conf specification ofsources	404
nis source fornsswitch.conf file	235
NIS+	11 to 20
.....See also name services; NIS+ tables;security
.....administration commands	18 to 20
.....application programmer's interface(API)	20
.....changing passwords	330
......checking if running	341
......daemon
............credential-relatedinformation	84, 323
............starting	193 to 194
............stopping	194
......described	11 to 12
......DNS differences	15
......DNS-forwarding control	242
......federating with global namingsystems	285 to 289
............obtaining NIS+ rootreference	285 to 286
............under DNS	286 to 287
............under X.500	288 to 289
......files and directories	22
......FNS administration	253 to 284
............access control checking	282 to 283
............browsing FNS structures usingNIS+ commands	280 to 281
............error messages	284
............FNS attribute management	276 to 278
............FNS context creation	257 to 267
............FNS context management	267 to 276
............maintaining consistency betweenNIS+ and FNS	278 to 280
............mapping FNS contexts to NIS+objects	280
............replicating FNS service	256
............resource requirements	254
............setting up FNS namespace	255 to 256
............setting up NIS+ service forFNS	254 to 255
............troubleshooting	284
......groups, group table	409 to 410
......hierarchical structure	13
......incremental updates	13, 15
......Internet connection	16
......name service overview	2 to 8
......name service switch, described	17

.....NIS compatibility problems	312 to 314
............nsswitch.conf file fails toperform correctly	314
............symptoms	312 to 313
............user cannot log in after passwordchange	313 to 314
.....NIS vs.
............advantages of NIS+	12 to 13
............differences	13 to 16
.....NIS-compatibility mode	17 to 18
............DNS-forwarding and	18, 193, 194
............expanding directories into NIS-compatible domain	225
............security issues	18, 55
............starting the NIS+ daemon	193 to 194
.....nsswitch.conf compatibility with+/- syntax	235, 242 to 243
.....nsswitch.nisplus file
............described	233 to 234
.....overview	11 to 20
.....printer context administration	303 to 304
.....removing	245 to 250
............NIS+ from client machine	245 to 246
............NIS+ from server	246 to 248
............NIS+ namespace	248 to 250
.....root reference	285 to 286
.....security
............See also access rights; credentials;passwords; permissions
............access rights	67 to 68
............administrator	68
............authorization classes	63 to 67, 110
............commands	69
............credentials andauthentication	59 to 62
............NIS vs. NIS+	13
............overview	56 to 58
............password commands	59
............principals	58
............security levels	58 to 59
......Solaris 1.x and	17 to 18
......tables,See NIS+ tables
......troubleshooting	307 to 348
............miscellaneous problems	341 to 342
............namespace administrationproblems	308 to 311
............namespace databaseproblems	311 to 312
............NIS compatibility problems	312 to 314
............object not found problems	314 to 318
............ownership and permissionproblems	318 to 321
............security problems	321 to 332
............slow performance problems	332 to 336
............system hang problems	332 to 337
............system resource problems	337 to 338
............user problems	338 to 341
NIS+ and DNS Setup and ConfigurationGuide	xxxi
NIS+ and FNS Administration Guide
......intended audience	xxix
......organization	xxix to xxxi
......overview	xxix
......related books	xxxi
......required knowledge	xxix
......shell prompts	xxxii
......typographic conventions	xxxii
NIS+ tables	45 to 52, 403 to 418
......See also column level; entry level;nistbladm command; tablelevel;specific tables
......access rights	113 to 117
............how servers grant rights	119 to 120
......adding entries	211 to 213
......adding information from/etc files orNIS maps	18
......administration	207 to 231

.....alternate sources of information	233 to 234
.....changing entries	213 to 214
.....changing time-to-live for entries	203, 205
.....clients and	31
.....column requirements	209
.....column separators	404
.....column types	210
.....creating
............unpopulated tables	19, 50 to 51
............usingnistbladmcommand	209 to 210
.....creating links	223
.....displaying contents	18
.....dumping table information to afile	231
...../etc files corresponding to	404
.....expanding directories into NIS+domain	225
.....expanding directories into NIS-compatible domain	225
.....fully qualified names	40 to 41
.....indexed names	41
.....input file format requirements	404
.....listing object properties	217 to 218
.....listing table contents	217
.....loading information	226 to 231
............loading from NIS maps	227, 229 to 231
............loading from text files	227, 228 to 229
............methods of populating tables	51 to 52
............replacing, merging, orappending	226
.....NIS maps and matching tables	229 to 230
.....NIS maps vs.	16
.....nisaddent command	226 to 231
.....niscat command	216 to 218
.....nisgrep command	219 to 222
.....nisln command	222 to 223
.....nismatch command	219 to 222
.....nissetup command	224 to 225
.....nistbladm command	208 to 216
......nsswitch.conf specification ofsources	404
......preconfigured tables	16, 45 to 46
......removing	211
......removing entries
............multiple entries	215
............single entry	214
......searching for entries	19
............first column	221
............multiple columns	222
............particular column	222
............regular expressions	220
......setting up	50 to 52
......structure	45 to 50
............columns and entries	47 to 48
............search paths	48 to 50
......system tables	16, 45 to 46
............creating	50 to 51
......updating process	52
NIS+ Transition Guide	xxxi
nis_cachemgr program	196 to 197
......cached public keys problems	83 to 84
......described	18, 196
......not running	335
......starting the cache manager	18, 197
NIS_COLDSTART file
......See also cold-start file
......changing credentials	326
......creation	326
......credential-related information	85, 323
......initializing clients by	196
......updating keys	106
NIS_DEFAULTS variable
......access right defaults	112, 119
......changing defaults	112 to 113, 126 to 127
......displaying values	126
......group object properties	176, 178
......overriding	112
......resetting to original values	127
......setting default security values	125 to 127

nis_dump_svc: one replica isalready resyncingmessage	342
NIS_DUMPLATER error code constant	342
NIS_GROUP environment variable	179, 255
NIS_PATH variable
.....overview	43 to 44
.....performance and	44, 333
NIS_SHARED_DIRCACHE file
.....See also directory cache; time-to-live(TTL)
.....changing credentials	326
.....credential-related information	84, 323
.....initializing	326
.....starting the cache manager	18, 196 to 197
nisaddcred command
.....Changing key message	320
.....creating credential information	87 to 88
............administrator information	91
............dummy password example	93 to 95
............NIS+ principals' information	91 to 96
............other domain example	95
............principal name syntax	91
............process of creation	89 to 90
............related commands	88
............Secure RPC netname syntax	90
............user principals example	93
............workstation example	96
.....described	18, 69
.....public key generation	325
.....removing credential information	97 to 98
.....updating your own credentialinformation	97
nisaddent command	226 to 231
.....described	18
.....dumping table contents to a file	231
.....loading data from files	52, 228 to 229
......loading data from NIS maps	51, 229 to 231
......overview	226
......populating tables	52
......replacing, merging, orappending	226
......specifying nondefault securityvalues	127 to 128
......syntax	227
niscat command	216 to 218
......checking access control	282 to 283
......checking directories for publickeys	88
......checking permissions	319
......described	18, 154, 215
......listingfns_hosts contents	281
......listing object properties
............directories	184
............groups	175 to 176
............tables	217 to 218
......listing table contents	217
......Server busy. Try againmessage	336
......syntax	216
......viewing access rights	118 to 119
nischgrp command	283
......changing entry's group	135
......changing object's group	134
......described	19, 174
nischmod command	283
......adding access rights	128 to 129
......changing context access control	283
......described	19
......removing access rights	129
nischown command	283
......changing context ownership	283
......changing entry ownership	133
......changing object ownership	133
......described	19
nischttl command	203 to 205
......changing object's time-to-live	204 to 205
......changing table entry's time-to-live	205
......described	19

.....options	204
.....overview	203 to 204
nisclient command
.....Changing key message	320
.....cold-start file creation	326
.....credential information creation	76, 87
.....removing NIS+ installed by	245 to 246
NIS-compatibility mode	17 to 18
.....DNS-forwarding and	18, 193, 194
.....expanding directories into NIS-compatible domain	225
.....security issues	18, 55
.....starting the NIS+ daemon	193 to 194
nisdefaults command
.....described	19, 174
.....displaying NIS+ defaults	124 to 125
.....displaying subsets of values	125
.....displaying time-to-live values	203
.....options	124
.....terse format	125
.....verbose format	125
nisgrep command	219 to 222
.....checking existence of NIS+password	329
.....described	19, 219
.....nismatch compared to	219
.....regular expressions	220
.....searching tables
............first column	221
............multiple columns	222
............particular column	222
.....syntax	220
nisgrpadm command
.....access rights required	177
.....adding group members	179 to 180
.....creating groups	178 to 179
.....described	19, 177
.....listing group members	180 to 181
.....related commands	174
.....removing group members	181
.....removing groups	179
.....specifying group member types	175
.....syntax	175, 177
......testing principals formembership	182
nisinit command
......cold-start file creation	326
......described	19
......fails	309
......initializing clients	194 to 196
......initializing root master server	195, 196
nisln command	222 to 223
......creating a link	223
......described	19, 222
......syntax	223
nislog command	201 to 202
nisls command	184 to 187
......browsing FNS structures	280 to 281
......checking existence of objects	316
......checking transaction log	310
......described	19, 174
......displaying suborganizations	345
......listing directory contents
............terse listing	185 to 186
............verbose listing	186 to 187
......options	185
......verifyingctx_dir creation	255
nismatch command	219 to 222
......checking credentials	319
......described	19, 219
......displaying credential information	88
......nisgrep compared to	219
......regular expressions	220
......searching tables
............first column	221
............multiple columns	222
............particular column	222
......syntax	220
nismkdir command	187 to 190
......adding replica to existingdirectory	187, 189 to 190
......creating directories	187 to 188
......described	19
......master server assignment	255
......org_dir creation	51
......problems running on replica	189
......public key propagation	325

.....replicating FNS service	256
.....specifying nondefault securityvalues	127 to 128
nispasswd command
.....described	19, 154
.....security issues	59
.....usingpasswd instead	140, 144
nisping -C command
.....checkpoint operations failconsistently	309
.....checkpointing	52
.....checkpointing directories	199, 200 to 201
.....performance sluggish when inprogress	333
nisping command	198 to 201, 256
.....checkpointingctx_dirdirectory	256
.....described	198 to 199
.....displaying time of last update	198, 199
.....performance sluggish when inprogress	333
.....pinging replicas	199 to 200
nisplus source fornsswitch.conffile	235
nispopulate script
.....creating credential information	87
.....populating NIS+ tables	51 to 52
nisrm command
.....described	19, 191
.....options	192
.....removing nondirectory objects	192
nisrmdir command
.....cannot deleteorg_dir orgroups_dir	311
.....described	19, 190
.....disassociating replicas fromdirectories	191
.....removing directories	190 to 191
nisserver script, creating NIS+tables	51
nissetup command	224 to 225
.....creating NIS+ tables	51
......described	19, 174, 224
......expanding directory into NIS+domain	225
......expanding directory into NIS-compatible domain	225
......syntax	224
nisshowcache command
......described	19
......displaying directory cachecontents	197 to 198
nistbladm command	148 to 153, 208 to 216
......adding access rights to existing tablecolumns	131 to 132
......adding entries to tables	211 to 213
......changing entries	213 to 214
......creating NIS+ tables	51, 209 to 210
......described	20, 148 to 149, 208
......passwd command vs.	149
......password operations	148 to 153
............calculating number of days	152 to 153
............expiration date for passwordprivilege	151 to 152, 164 to 166
............maximum days beforechanging	150 to 151
............maximum days betweenlogins	151, 166 to 167
............minimum days beforechanging	150
............setting criteria for multipleusers	168
............shadow column fields (passwdtable) and	149 to 152
............turning off password privilegeexpiration	166
............warning of required change	151
......populating NIS+ tables	52
......removing column access rights	132
......removing entries
............multiple entries	215
............single entry	214
......removing tables	211
......security-related options	130

.....setting column access rights whencreating tables	130 to 131
.....setting nondefault table paths	333
.....specifying nondefault securityvalues	127 to 128
.....syntax	208
............columnspec components	209
.....table search paths	50
.....turning off password aging	164
nisupdkeys command
.....arguments	106
.....cached public keys problems	83
.....described	20, 69
.....examples	107
.....updating directory objects after keychange	91, 104, 105
.....updating IP addresses	107
.....updating keys manually	324 to 327
.....updating public keys	105 to 107
"no memory" message	337
"no permission" messages (FNS)	344
"no public key" message	321
nobody authorization class
.....access rights	111
............displaying for objects	118 to 119
.....described	64, 66
.....password-aging constraints and	147
....."permission denied" errors	82 to 83
"not exist" message	315
"not found" message	315
"not responding" message	332
NOTFOUND switch status message	236
.....default response	237
nsid context type	266 to 267
nsswitch.conf file
.....See also name service switch
.....auto_home and auto_master tableinformation	238
.....comments in	238
.....compatibility with +/- syntax	235, 242 to 243
.....described	12
.....DNS-forwarding control	241 to 242
.....fails to perform correctly	314
......files pointer	168 to 171
......format	234 to 238
......overriding withpasswd -rcommand	146
......overview	233 to 234
......passwd entry	144, 145 to 146, 339
......passwd_compat: nisplusentry	235
......search criteria
............defaults	236 to 237
............overview	235
............switch action options	236
............switch status messages	236
......sources	235
............compatibility with +/-syntax	235, 242 to 243
......specifying information sources	404
......syntax errors	238
......template files
............default template	241
............described	233 to 234
............examples	240 to 241
............overview	239
......timezone table and	238
nsswitch.files file
......described	233 to 234, 239
......example	241
......using	239
nsswitch.nis file
......described	233 to 234, 239
......example	240
......using	239
nsswitch.nisplus file
......described	233 to 234, 239
......example	240
......using	239, 241
number sign (#)
......nsswitch.conf file comments	238
......shell prompts	xxxii

O

-O
......fnattr option	278
......fnbind option	273

-o
.....fncreate option
............all users context	261
............organization context	260
............overview	258
............single user context	262
.....niscat option
............listing directory objectproperties	184
............listing group objectproperties	175 to 176
............listing table objectproperties	216, 217 to 218
o access rights	121
"object problem" messages	308
objects
.....See also directories
.....access rights
............adding rights	128 to 129
............removing rights	129
............syntax	123
.....administrative rights	68
.....changing groups	134
.....changing ownership	133
.....changing time-to-live	204 to 205
.....defined	23
.....destroying named objects	276
.....hierarchy and authorizationclasses	66 to 67
.....listing object properties
............directories	184
............groups	175 to 176
............tables	217 to 218
.....NIS+ objects permissions matrix	56
.....removing nondirectory objects	191 to 192
.....request authentication	76, 77 to 79
opening,See starting
"operation failed" message not returnedwithfndestroy/fnunbind	347 to 348
operator syntax for access rights	121
org context type	259
org_dir directory
......cannot be deleted	311
......creating	19, 50 to 51
......cred table for	407 to 408
......described	24
......fully qualified names	40 to 41
organizational units
......contexts
............creating	259
............ownership	260
......double slashes in organizationnames	283
......trailing slash in organizationnames	284
"out of disk space" message	338
owner authorization class
......access rights	111
............displaying for objects	118 to 119
............syntax	122
......described	63, 64
ownership
......changing
............authorization class	65
............entry ownership	133
............group owner of NIS+ object	19
............object ownership	133
............owner of NIS+ object	19
......displaying directory's groupowner	185
......owner authorization class	63, 64
......troubleshooting	318 to 321
............credentials missing orcorrupted	319, 327 to 328
............server running at security level0	319
............symptoms	318
............user login same as machinename	319 to 320

P

-P
......nisaddcred option	91, 92
......nisaddent option	227
......nischttl option	204, 205

-p
.....chkey option	100
.....nisaddcred option	90, 92
.....nisdefault option	124
.....nistbladm option	50
parent directories	24
partially qualified names
.....defined	37
.....name-expansion facility	43
PASSLENGTH default for passwords	171
passwd command	145 to 148
.....access rights required	148
.....aging passwords	158 to 168
............aging vs. expiration	164
............calculating dates	152 to 153
............date of last change	150
............described	158 to 159
............forcing users to changepasswords	159
............maximum days beforechanging	160
............minimum days beforechanging	161
............nobody class and	147
............operations affected	159
............turning off aging	163
............warning of required change	162 to 163
............world class and	147
.....changing passwords
............another's password	156
............choosing passwords	142 to 143
............failures	142
............forcing users to changepasswords	159
............root password	141, 157
............your password	140 to 142, 156
.....credentials and	147
.....described	20, 69, 145
.....displaying passwordinformation	154 to 155
.....keys and	148
.....locking passwords	157
.....NIS+ environment and	147
.....nispasswd command and	140, 144
......nistbladm command vs.	149
......nsswitch.conf file and	145 to 146
......other domains and	148
......permissions and	147 to 148
......-r option	146
......root password change causesproblem	332
......security issues	59
......unlocking passwords	158
......user cannot change password	340
......user cannot log in after passwordchange	313 to 314, 340
......yppasswd command and	145
passwd file
......adding passwd table contents	416
......credential-related information	85, 324
......defaults file	168 to 171
............MAXWEEKS setting	170
............MINWEEKS setting	170
............nsswitch.conf file and	168
............PASSLENGTH setting	169, 171
............principles	169
............WARNWEEKS setting	170
......NIS+ password and login passwordin	330
passwd map, credential-relatedinformation	85, 324
passwd table
......adding contents to/etc/passwdfile	416
......changing password information	20
......columns	415
......credential-related information	85, 324
......described	45, 414
......shadow column	415
............nistbladm command and	149 to 152, 164 to 165
......User ID 0	332
passwd.byname NIS map	11
passwd.byuid NIS map	11
password expired message	139 to 140
password will expire message	140, 162

passwords	144 to 172
.....See also security
.....aging	158 to 168
............aging vs. expiration	164
............calculating dates	152 to 153
............date of last change	150
............described	158 to 159
............expiration date for passwordprivilege	151 to 152, 164 to 166
............forcing users to changepasswords	159
............maximum days beforechanging	150 to 151, 160, 170
............maximum days betweenlogins	151, 166 to 167
............MAXWEEKS setting	170
............minimum days beforechanging	150, 161, 170
............MINWEEKS setting	170
............nobody class and	147
............operations affected	159
............PASSLENGTH setting	169, 171
............passwd file defaults	168 to 171
............setting criteria for multipleusers	168
............turning off aging	163
............turning off privilegeexpiration	166
............warning of required change	151, 162 to 163, 170
............WARNWEEKS setting	170
............world class and	147
.....bad choices	143
.....changing	156 to 157
............another's password	156
............choosing passwords	142 to 143
............failures	142, 171
............forcing users to changepasswords	159
............maximum unsuccessfulattempts	171
............root password	141, 157
............your password	140 to 142, 156
.....commands	69
......displaying information	154 to 155
......dummy password for creatingcredential information	93 to 95
......failure limits	171 to 172
......locking passwords	157
......logging in
............See also logging in
............maximum login time period	172
............process	138
............troubleshooting	139 to 140
......minimum length	171
......nispasswd command	144
......nistbladm command	148 to 153
............calculating number of days	152 to 153
......nsswitch.conf filerequirements	144
......passwd command	145 to 148
......passwd table	414 to 416
......related commands	154
......requirements	142 to 143
......Solaris access	54
......specifying criteria and defaults	168 to 172
......troubleshooting
............forgotten password	339
............"login incorrect" message	139, 157, 166, 321
............NIS+ password and loginpassword in/etc/passwd file	330
............password change failures	142
............password locked, expired, orterminated	139 to 140, 322
............"password [problems]"messages	321
............root password change causesproblem	332
............Secure RPC password differentfrom login password	76, 82 to 83, 99 to 100, 330 to 331

............Sorry: less thanN dayssince the last changemessage	141, 161
............Too many failures - trylater message	139, 142, 172
............Too many tries; try againlater message	139, 142
............user cannot changepassword	340
............user cannot log in after passwordchange	313 to 314, 340
............You may not change thispassword message	141
............Your password has beenexpired for too longmessage	160
............Your password has expiredmessage	139 to 140
............Your password will expiremessage	140, 162
.....unlocking passwords	158
.....using	138 to 143
.....yppasswd command	145
paths
.....NIS_PATH variable	43 to 44, 333
.....search paths for NIS+ tables	48 to 50
.....table paths and performance	44, 333
performance problems	332 to 336
.....checkpointing in progress	333
.....large NIS+ database logs (slowstartup)	334
.....nis_cachemgr missing	335
.....NIS_PATH variable too complex	44, 333
.....niscat causesServer busymessage	336
.....recursive groups	334
.....startup slow	334, 335
.....symptoms	332 to 333
.....table paths	333
.....too many replicas	334
periods,See dots (.)
"permission denied" message	322
.....during login attempt	140
....../etc/.rootkey file preexisting	331
......nobody authorization class	82 to 83
......user cannot login after passwordchange	313
......user cannot remote log in to remotedomain	340
......user login same as machinename	320
permissions
......See also access rights; authorization;security
......changing	283
......checking	282 to 283, 319
......network wide groups	411
......passwd command and	147 to 148
......Solaris
............file and directory matrix	55
............NIS+ objects matrix	56
......troubleshooting	318 to 321
............credentials missing orcorrupted	319, 327 to 328
............"insufficient permission"message	318, 321, 331
............no permission	319
............"no permission" messages(FNS)	344
............"permission denied"message	313, 320, 322, 331
............server running at security level0	319
............symptoms	318
............user login same as machinename	319 to 320
pinging replica servers	199 to 200
pipe symbol (|) as regular expressionsymbol	220
plus sign (+)
......access rights operator	121, 122
......nsswitch.conf compatibility with+/- syntax	235, 242 to 243
......regular expression symbol	220
Possible loop detected innamespace message	310
pound sign (#)

.....nsswitch.conf file comments	238
.....shell prompts	xxxii
prefix of Secure RPC netnames	80
principals (NIS+)
.....authorization classes	63 to 67, 110
.....authorization process
............login phase	75, 76 to 77
............preparation phase	75, 76
............request phase	76, 77 to 79
.....changing keys
............chkey command	100 to 102
............nonroot server keys	105
............root keys from anothermachine	104
............root keys from root	102
............root replica keys from thereplica	104 to 105
.....creating credential information	91 to 96
............dummy password example	93 to 95
............other domain example	95
............overview	92
............user principals example	93
............workstation example	96
.....defined	30
.....described	58
.....fully qualified names	42
.....naming syntax	91
.....Secure RPC netnames vs.	42
.....testing for group membership	182
printer context type
.....administration
............using files	302
............using NIS	302
............using NIS+	303 to 304
.....creation	264
printers
.....context administration
............using files	302
............using NIS	302
............using NIS+	303 to 304
.....context creation	264
printing references used for binding	273, 274
private keys
......See also keys; public keys
......authentication process	77 to 79
......changing
............chkey command	100 to 102
............nonroot server keys	105
............root keys from anothermachine	104
............root keys from root	102
............root replica keys from thereplica	104 to 105
......commands	69
......creating DES credentials	81 to 82
......creation bynisaddcred	89
......logging out and security	76 to 77
......NIS map	11
......passwd command and	148
......re-encrypting existing key	100, 101
......Secure RPC password different fromlogin password	76, 82 to 83, 99 to 100
......where information is stored	84
problems,See troubleshooting (FNS);troubleshooting (NIS+)
processes
......checking size	337
......insufficient	338
prompts, default	xxxii
protocols table
......columns	416
......described	46, 416
protocols, NIS maps	11
protocols.byname NIS map	11
protocols.bynumber NIS map	11
public keys
......See also keys; private keys
......authentication process	77 to 79
......cached public keys problems	83 to 84
......changing	326 to 327
............chkey command	100 to 102
............nonroot server keys	105
............root keys from anothermachine	104
............root keys from root	102

............root replica keys from thereplica	104 to 105
.....checking directories for publickeys	88
.....commands	69
.....creating DES credentials	81 to 82
.....creation bynisaddcred	89
.....generating	76, 325
.....NIS map	11
.....propagating directory objects intoclient files	326
.....propagating to directory objects	325
.....updating	20, 105 to 107, 324 to 327
............examples	107
............nisupdkeys commandarguments	106
............nisupdkeys commandoverview	105 to 106
............updating IP addresses	107
.....where information is stored	84 to 85, 323
publickey.byname NIS map	11

Q

queries (NIS+) hang after changing hostname	336 to 337
question mark (?) as regular expressionsymbol	220
quitting,See stopping
quotation marks (") in fully qualifiednames	42

R

-R
.....nisls option	185
.....nistbladm option	215
-r
.....fnbind option	273
.....fncheck option	279, 280
.....fncreate option	258
.....fncreate_fs(1M) option	294
.....keylogin option	100
.....nisaddcred option	97
......nisaddent option	226, 227
......nisclient option	245 to 246
......nisdefault option	124, 125
......nisgrpadm option	177, 181
......nisinit option	195, 196
......nistbladm option	214
......passwd option	146
r access rights,See read access rights
RAM, insufficient	337
random (DES) key	77, 81
read access rights
......See also access rights
......described	67 to 68, 110
......levels and	116
......syntax	122
recursive directory listing	185
recursive group members	174, 175
recursive group nonmembers	175
re-encrypting existing private key	100, 101
references
......binding composite names to	273 to 275
......NIS+ root reference	285 to 286
......printing references used forbinding	273, 274
regular expressions	220
remote logins
......netgroup table	411 to 413
......user cannot remote log in to remotedomain	340
remote mounts, netgroup table	411 to 413
removing
......See also destroy access rights
......access rights
............columns	132
............objects or entries	129
......attributes or values	277
......cannot deleteorg_dir orgroups_dir	311
......clearing
............directory cache	197
............keys	106

.....composite names fromnamespace	275 to 276
.....credential information	97 to 98
.....credentials	88
.....destroying named objects	276
.....directories	190 to 191
.....disassociating replicas fromdirectories	191
.....forcing removal without properpermissions	191, 192
.....group members	177, 181
.....groups	177, 179
.....NIS+	245 to 250
............from client machine	245 to 246
............from server	246 to 248
.....NIS+ directories and replicas fromnamespace	19
.....NIS+ namespace	248 to 250
.....NIS+ objects from namespace	19
.....NIS+ table entries
............multiple entries	215
............single entry	214
.....nondirectory objects	191 to 192
renaming bindings	275
replacing attributes or values	278
replica servers
.....See also servers
.....adding to domain	326
.....adding to existing directory	187, 189 to 190
.....changing keys
............nonroot servers	105
............root replica keys from thereplica	104 to 105
.....defined	9, 12, 15
.....described	28
.....disassociating from directories	191
.....displaying time of last update	198, 199
.....down or out of service	309
.....lagging or out of sync	316
.....performance issues	334
.....pinging	199 to 200
.....removing from namespace	19
.....resynchronization	30
......update failure	341 to 342
......updating process	28 to 30
replica_update error messages	341 to 342
replicating FNS service	256
requirements
......FNS in NIS+	254
......passwords	142 to 143
resource problems	337 to 338
......insufficient disk space	310, 338
......insufficient memory	337
......insufficient processes	338
......symptoms	337
resource requirements	254
resynchronization of replica servers	30
return switch action option	235, 236
rlogin command
......password aging and	159
......user cannot remote log in to remotedomain	340
root
......changing keys
............from another machine	104
............from root	102
............root replica from the replica	104 to 105
......changing passwords	141, 157
......NIS+ namespace vs. UNIX filesystem	23
......reference for NIS+	285 to 286
......security issues	57, 60
......UID	62
root directory, namespace	24
root master server
......defined	28
......initializing	195, 196
root password
......change causes problem	332
......passwd table and	414
......Solaris security	55
root_replica_update: updatefailed message	342
.rootkey file

.....changing machine to differentdomain	329
.....preexisting	331
.....removing
............when removing NIS+ fromclient	246
............when removing NIS+namespace	248
RPC error messages	350
RPC table
.....columns	416
.....described	46, 416
.....example	417
rpc.bynumber NIS map	11
rpc.nisd command
.....masterrpc.nisd daemon died	334 to 335
.....multiple parent processes	311 to 312
.....options	193
............-B	193, 194, 312, 337
............-M	334
.....overview	192 to 193
....."server not responding"message	334
.....slow startup	334
.....starting the NIS+ daemon	192 to 194
............DNS-forwarding NIS-compatibledaemon	193, 194
............NIS-compatible daemon	193 to 194
rpc.nisd_resolv daemon,rpc.nisdwith-B option and	312, 337
rpc.nispasswdd daemon, passwordfailure limits	171 to 172
RPCs, NIS map	11
running,See starting

S

-s
.....fnattr option	278
.....fnbind option	273
.....fncheck option	279
.....fncreate option	258
.....nisdefault option	124, 125
......nismkdir option	187, 189
......nisrmdir option	191
......nisupdkeys option	106
......passwd option	154 to 155
S column type	210
-S,rpc.nisd option	193
search criteria fornsswitch.conffile	235
......defaults	236 to 237
search paths for NIS+ tables	48 to 50
searching for NIS+ table entries	19
......first column 229	221
......multiple columns	222
......particular column	222
......regular expressions	220
secret keys,See private keys
Secure RPC
......credential/authorization process	59
......netname
............creation bynisaddcred	89
............DES credentials	80
............syntax	90
......NIS maps	11
......NIS+ principal names vs.	42
......password different from loginpassword	76, 330 to 331
......Solaris security	55
......Youname do not have Secure RPCcredentials errormessage	319
security	53 to 69
......See also access rights; credentials;passwords; permissions
......administrative rights and	68
......authentication
............credential/authenticationprocess	74 to 79
............defined	12, 17
............DES credentials	60 to 61
............described	56
............process	56 to 57
............Solaris Secure RPC gate	55
......authorization
............defined	12, 17

............described	56, 63
............NIS+ authorization classes	63 to 67, 110
............passwd commandrequirements	148
............process	57
.....default values, setting	125 to 127
.....described	12, 16 to 17
.....levels
............described	58 to 59
............password commands and	59
............servers running at level 0	319
............setting for NIS+ daemon	193
.....NIS vs. NIS+	13
.....NIS+
............access rights	67 to 68
............administrator	68
............authorization classes	63 to 67, 110
............commands	69
............credentials andauthentication	59 to 62
............NIS vs. NIS+	13
............overview	56 to 58
............password commands	59
............principals	58
............security levels	58 to 59
.....NIS-compatibility mode issues	18, 55
.....Solaris	53 to 56
.....specifying nondefault securityvalues	127 to 128
.....troubleshooting	321 to 332
............cached public keys problems	83 to 84
............credential informationoutdated	322 to 327
............credentials corrupted	327 to 328
............domain change for machine	329
............domain name changed	329
............/etc/.rootkey filepreexisting	331
............keyserv failure	328
............"login incorrect" message	139, 157, 166, 321
............machine previously was NIS+client	329
............NIS+ password and loginpassword in/etc/passwd file	330
............no entry in cred table	329
............password locked, expired, orterminated	322
............root password change causesproblem	332
............Secure RPC password differentfrom login password	76, 82 to 83, 99 to 100, 330 to 331
............server running at security level0	319
............symptoms	321
Security exception on LOCALsystem message	318, 320
sendmail program, mail aliasestable	411
Server busy. Try again message	30, 336
"server not responding" message	334
servers
......access rights, granting to tables	119 to 120
......changing keys
............nonroot servers	105
............root keys from anothermachine	104
............root keys from root	102
............root replica keys from thereplica	104 to 105
......clients as	36 to 37
......clients vs.	27
......client-server computing	4
......disassociating from directories	190 to 191
......displaying time of last update	198, 199
....../etc/.rootkey file preexisting	331
......home domain	36 to 37
......initializing NIS+ servers	19
......master servers
............defined	9, 12

............listing directory contentsfrom	185
............listing table entries from	216, 221
............NIS	9
............NIS+	12, 15
............replicas and	28
............root master server	28, 195, 196
.....NFS file servers	292 to 293
.....NIS map	11
.....NIS+
............connection to domains	27
............ctx_dir directory	256
............directories	22, 255
............overview	27 to 28
............requirements for FNS	254
.....NIS-compatibility mode	18
.....removing NIS+	246 to 248
.....replicas
............adding to domain	326
............adding to existing directory	187, 189 to 190
............changing root replica keys fromthe replica	104 to 105
............defined	9, 12, 15
............described	28
............disassociating fromdirectories	191
............down or out of service	309
............lagging or out of sync	316
............performance issues	334
............pinging	199 to 200
............removing from namespace	19
............resynchronization	30
............update failure	341 to 342
............updating process	28 to 30
.....security level 0	319
.....Server busy. Try againmessage	336
....."server not responding"message	334
.....slow performance after NIS+installation	335
.....update implementation	28 to 30
.....updating NIS+ tables	52
service context type	263
services
......context creation	263
......context ownership	263
services table	46, 417
services.byname NIS map	11
setenv command	126 to 127
setting up FNS
......FNS namespace setup	255 to 256
......NIS+ service setup	254 to 255
......replicating FNS service	256
......resource requirements	254
severity threshold for error reporting	349
shared directory cache,See directory cache
shells
......changingNIS_DEFAULTS values	126 to 127
......default prompts	xxxii
......netgroup table	411 to 413
simple names	37
single host context, creating	260
single user context, creating	262
site context type	265
sites
......context creation	265
......context ownership	265
slash (/)
......double slashes in organizationnames	283
......trailing, in organization names	284
......in UNIX filenames	23
slave servers,See replica servers
slow performance,See performanceproblems
Solaris	17, 18
......group table	409 to 410
......security	53 to 56
............dialup gate	54
............file and directory permissionsmatrix	55
............login gate	55
............NIS+ objects permissionsmatrix	56

............root gate	55
............schema of gates and filters	54
............Secure RPC gate	55
Solstice System Management Tools,creating credentialinformation	86
Sorry: less thanN days since the lastchange message	141, 161
spaces, column separators for NIS+tables	404
starting
.....NIS+ cache manager	18, 197
.....NIS+ daemon	192 to 194
............DNS-forwarding NIS-compatibledaemon	193, 194
............NIS-compatible daemon	193 to 194
stopping
.....cache manager	197
.....NIS+ daemon	194
storage requirements for FNS onNIS+	254
storing credential information	84 to 85, 322 to 324
su command and security	57
subnetting
.....name service advantages	4 to 8
.....network masks table	413
suborganizations
.....fnlist does not list	345
.....listing usingnisls	345
SUCCESS switch status message	235, 236
.....default response	237
superusers
.....See also root password
.....default prompts	xxxii
switch, the,See name service switch
symbolic links
.....creating	19, 223
.....following by NIS+ commands	222
syslog.conf file, severity threshold forerror reporting	349
system hang problems	332 to 337
......masterrpc.nisd daemon died	334 to 335
......NIS+ queries hang after changinghost name	336 to 337
......NIS_PATH variable too complex	333
......symptoms	332 to 333
system resource problems	337 to 338
......insufficient disk space	338
......insufficient memory	337
......insufficient processes	338
......symptoms	337
system tables (NIS+)
......See also NIS+ tables
......creating	50 to 51
......described	16, 45 to 46

T

-t
......fncheck option	279
......fncreate option	258, 345
......nisaddent option	229, 231
......nisdefault option	124, 203
......nisgrpadm option	177, 182
......nislog option	201
table level
......access rights
............create rights	116
............described	113
............destroy rights	117
............example	114 to 115
............modify rights	117
............read rights	116
............syntax	123
............types and objects actedupon	116
......authorization classes and	66
tables (/etc),nsswitch.confspecification of sources	404
tables (NIS+)	45 to 52, 403 to 418
......See also column level; entry level;nistbladm command; tablelevel;specific tables
......access rights	113 to 117

............how servers grant rights	119 to 120
.....adding entries	211 to 213
.....adding information from/etc files orNIS maps	18
.....administration	207 to 231
.....alternate sources of information	233 to 234
.....changing entries	213 to 214
.....changing time-to-live for entries	203, 205
.....clients and	31
.....column requirements	209
.....column separators	404
.....column types	210
.....creating
............unpopulated tables	19, 50 to 51
............usingfncreate command	257
............usingnistbladmcommand	209 to 210
.....creating links	223
.....displaying contents	18
.....dumping table information to afile	231
...../etc files corresponding to	404
.....expanding directories into NIS+domain	225
.....expanding directories into NIS-compatible domain	225
.....fully qualified names	40 to 41
.....indexed names	41
.....input file format requirements	404
.....listing object properties	217 to 218
.....listing table contents	217
.....loading information	226 to 231
............loading from NIS maps	227, 229 to 231
............loading from text files	227, 228 to 229
............methods of populating tables	51 to 52
............replacing, merging, orappending	226
.....NIS maps and matching tables	229 to 230
.....nisaddent command	226 to 231
......niscat command	216 to 218
......nisgrep command	219 to 222
......nisln command	222 to 223
......nismatch command	219 to 222
......nissetup command	224 to 225
......nistbladm command	208 to 216
......nsswitch.conf specification ofsources	404
......paths	333
......preconfigured tables	16, 45 to 46
......removing	211
......removing entries
............multiple entries	215
............single entry	214
......searching for entries	19
............first column 229	221
............multiple columns	222
............particular column	222
............regular expressions	220
......setting up	50 to 52
......structure	45 to 50
............columns and entries	47 to 48
............search paths	48 to 50
......system tables	16, 45 to 46
............creating	50 to 51
......updating process	52
tabs as column separators for NIS+tables	404
telnet command and passwordaging	159
template files fornsswitch.conf
......default template	241
......described	233 to 234
......examples	240 to 241
......overview	239
terminated password	322
terminating,See stopping
time stamps
......authentication process	77 to 79, 81 to 82
......transaction log	29
time-to-live (TTL)
......changing field values	19
......changing for objects	204 to 205
......changing for table entries	203, 205

.....described	33, 203 to 204
.....displaying values	203
timezone table	46, 418
/tmp files and disk space problemsand	338
Too many failures - try latermessage
.....during login	139
.....during password change	142, 172
Too many tries; try again latermessage
.....during login	139
.....during password change	142
trans.log file, caution againstrenaming	22
transaction logs (NIS+)
.....cannot truncate	310
.....corrupted	311 to 312
.....described	29
.....displaying contents	201 to 202
.....replica updating process	28 to 30
troubleshooting (FNS)	284, 343 to 348
.....See also error messages
.....contexts
............cannot be removed bycreator	346
............checking naminginconsistencies	279 to 280
............debugging creation	258
............host-related contexts cannot becreated	345
............initial context cannot beobtained	343
............initial context containsnothing	343
............user-related contexts cannot becreated	345
.....fndestroy/fnunbind does notreturn "operationfailed"	347 to 348
.....fnlist does not listsuborganizations	345
....."name in use" messages	346 to 347
....."no permission" messages	344
troubleshooting (NIS+)	307 to 348
......See also error messages
......miscellaneous problems	341 to 342
............checking if NIS+ is running	341
............replica update failure	341 to 342
......namespace administrationproblems	308 to 311
............cannot add user to group	309
............cannot deleteorg_dir orgroups_dir	311