Index
Symbols
| |
| #, comment character | 45 |
| (), in DNS resource records | 178 |
| *, in DNS resource records | 178, 188 |
| +/- syntax compatibility, name serviceswitch | 146 to 147 |
| .,See dots (.) |
| ;, in DNS resource records | 178 |
| @, in DNS resource records | 177 |
| \DDD, in DNS resource records | 177 |
| \X, in DNS resource records | 177 |
A
| |
| -a option |
| .....nisaddent command | 128, 130, 134 |
| .....nisgrpadm command | 37 to 38, 81, 86, 119 to 120, 121 |
| .....nispopulate script | 33 |
| A resource records (DNS) |
| .....described | 179, 184 |
| .....hosts file | 180 to 181 |
| .....named.ca file | 180 |
| access rights,See rights (NIS+) |
| adding (NIS+) |
| .....DES credentials to root domain | 85 to 86 |
| .....LOCAL credentials to rootdomain | 84, 85 |
| .....non-root master and replica servers toadmin group | 119 to 120 |
| .....principals to admin group | 23, 37 to 38, 86, 121 |
| .....replicas to existing domains | 109 to 111 |
| .....root master to admin group | 81 to 82 |
| address resource records,See A resourcerecords (DNS) |
| admin groups (NIS+) |
| .....adding to |
| ............non-root master and replicaservers | 119 to 120 |
| ............principals | 23, 37 to 38, 86, 121 |
| ............root master | 81 to 82 |
| .....creating |
| ............for non-root domains | 119 |
| ............for root domain | 81 |
| .....credential specification for, scriptsand | 19, 33, 34 |
| .....defined | 26 |
| .....listing members | 82, 120 |
| .....naming |
| ............for non-root domains | 116 |
| ............for root domain | 74 |
| administrative domain (DNS) | 154 |
| aliases file, NIS+ aliases table and | 31 |
| |
| append option (NIS+) |
| .....populating tables with | 124, 128, 130, 134 |
| ASCII files,See files |
| asterisk (*), in DNS resource records | 178, 188 |
| at sign (@), in DNS resource records | 177 |
| authentication (NIS+) | 2 |
| authoritative servers,See servers (DNS),master servers |
| authorization,See also rights (NIS+) |
| authorization (NIS+) | 2 |
| auto_home table (NIS+) |
| .....populating from files | 130 |
| .....populating from NIS maps | 135 |
| auto_master table (NIS+) |
| .....populating from files | 130 |
| .....populating from NIS maps | 135 |
| automounter information (NIS+) |
| .....populating tables from files and | 130 |
| .....populating tables from NIS mapsand | 135 |
B
| |
| -B option |
| .....nisinit command | 99 to 100 |
| .....rpc.nisd command | 46, 76, 106, 108 |
| Berkeley Internet Name Domain service,Seein.named daemon |
| BIND,Seein.named daemon |
| boot file (DNS) | 170, 192, 193 |
| broadcast initialization (NIS+) | 99 to 100 |
C
| |
| -c option |
| .....nisgrpadm command | 81, 119 |
| .....nisinit command | 99, 101 to 102 |
| .....nisping command | 131, 136 |
| cache (NIS+) |
| .....See alsonscd daemon |
| .....client set up commands and | 95 |
| ......root domain set up commandsand | 72 to 73 |
| ......root master server directory cache,listing contents | 78 |
| ......starting | 83, 107 |
| cache line (DNS boot file) | 173 |
| caching servers (DNS) | 165 |
| caching-only servers (DNS) | 165, 175 |
| "can't list table: Server busy, Try Again."message (nispingcommand) | 38 to 39, 131, 136 |
| canonical-name resource records,SeeCNAME resource records (DNS) |
| case sensitivity |
| ......domain names (NIS+) | 32, 55 |
| ......name server database (DNS) | 177 |
| changing |
| ......data files (DNS) | 190 |
| ......directory rights (NIS+) | 78, 92, 119 |
| ......domain names (NIS+) |
| ............clients | 96 to 98 |
| ............root master server | 71 |
| ......network password (NIS+) | 121 |
| ......nisserver script information | 28 to 29 |
| ......root master server information(NIS+) | 28 to 29 |
| ......security levels (NIS+) |
| ............root master server | 84 |
| ............scripts and | 26 |
| ......table rights (NIS+) | 139 to 140 |
| checkpointing tables (NIS+) | 23, 38 to 39, 131, 136 |
| chkey command (NIS+) | 86, 121 |
| class field (DNS resource records) | 176, 182 |
| client (DNS) |
| ......overview | 156 |
| client-only model (DNS) | 156 |
| clients (DNS) | 167 to 168 |
| ......client-only | 156 |
| ......client-server | 156 |
| ......resolver | 167 to 168 |
| ......setting up | 167 to 168, 193 to 194 |
| |
| clients (NIS+) | 39 to 43, 58 to 61, 89 to 103 |
| .....converting to non-root replicas | 24, 56 to 58 |
| .....converting to root master serverreplicas | 19, 23, 24, 44, 46 to 49, 50 |
| .....converting to servers | 23, 42, 44 to 46, 50 |
| .....credentials | 91, 93 |
| .....disk space requirements | 5 |
| .....DNS compatibility and | 15, 23, 39, 44, 45 to 46 |
| .....DNS usage by | 145 to 146 |
| .....domain name assignment | 93, 96 to 98 |
| .....NIS compatibility and | 23, 26, 29, 44 to 46 |
| .....nsswitch.conf file | 94 to 95 |
| .....security considerations | 91 to 92, 96 |
| .....setting up with commands | 89 to 103 |
| ............initializing | 95, 98 to 102 |
| ............initializing by broadcastmethod | 99 to 100 |
| ............initializing by coldstart filemethod | 101 to 102 |
| ............initializing by host namemethod | 100 to 101 |
| ............overview | 89 to 90 |
| ............setting up | 90 to 96 |
| ............summary of commands | 103 |
| .....setting up withnisclient script |
| ............creating additional clients | 42 |
| ............initializing client machines fornon-root domains | 20, 24, 58 to 60 |
| ............initializing client machines forroot domain | 19, 23, 39 to 43 |
| ............initializing users as non-rootdomain clients | 20, 24, 60 to 61 |
| ............initializing users as root domainclients | 19, 23, 42 to 43 |
| ............limitations | 15 |
| ............overview | 13, 14, 15 |
| .....setting up with Solstice SystemManagement Tools | 89 |
| client-server model |
| ......NIS+ | 2 |
| CNAME resource records (DNS) |
| ......described | 179, 186 |
| ......hosts file | 180 |
| coldstart file (NIS+) |
| ......broadcast initialization methodand | 99 |
| ......cache manager and | 83 |
| ......coldstart file initialization methodand | 102 |
| ......described | 77, 78 |
| ......host name initialization methodand | 101 |
| ......listing contents | 78 |
| ......location of | 78 |
| coldstart file initialization (NIS+) | 101 to 102 |
| COM domain (Internet) | 159 |
| commands (NIS+) |
| ......See also scripts (NIS+);specificcommands |
| ......client set up | 89 to 103 |
| ......name service switch set up | 143 to 147 |
| ......non-root domain set up | 113 to 122 |
| ......overview | 3 |
| ......root domain set up | 67 to 88 |
| ......server set up | 105 to 112 |
| ......summaries |
| ............client set up | 103 |
| ............non-root domain set up | 122 |
| ............root domain set up | 87 |
| ............server set up | 112 |
| ............table set up | 140 to 141 |
| ......table set up | 123 to 141 |
| comment lines |
| ......in DNS resource records | 178 |
| ......in/etc/init.d/rpc file | 45 |
| compatibility |
| ......See also DNS compatibility; NIScompatibility |
| ......+/- syntax | 146 to 147 |
| compatserver.log file (NIS+) | 109 |
| configuration worksheets (NIS+) | 7 to 8 |
| |
| control entries (DNS resourcerecords) | 178, 196, 197 |
| converting (NIS+) |
| .....clients to servers | 23, 42, 44 to 46, 50 |
| .....servers to non-root masterservers | 23, 49, 52 |
| .....servers to non-root replicas | 24, 56 to 58 |
| .....servers to root replicas | 19, 23, 44, 46 to 49, 50 |
| create rights,See rights (NIS+) |
| creating |
| .....admin groups (NIS+) |
| ............for non-root domains | 119 |
| ............for root domain | 81 |
| .....clients,See clients (DNS); clients(NIS+) |
| .....DES credentials (NIS+) |
| ............for clients | 91, 93 |
| ............for root master server | 80 to 81 |
| .....directories (NIS+) |
| ............non-root domain | 116 to 117 |
| ............root | 74 to 75 |
| ............subdirectories | 78 to 79, 117 to 118 |
| ............table | 27 |
| .....domains,See domains (DNS);domains (NIS+) |
| .....sample NIS+ namespace | 18, 20 to 24, 62 to 63 |
| .....servers,See servers (DNS); servers(NIS+) |
| .....subdomains,See domains (DNS);domains (NIS+) |
| .....tables (NIS+) |
| ............for non-root domains | 117 to 118 |
| ............for root domain | 78 to 79 |
| cred.org table (NIS+) | 80 |
| credentials (NIS+) |
| .....See also public keys;publickey file;publickey map; security |
| .....command for | 19, 80 to 81 |
| .....DES |
| ............adding to root domain | 85 to 86 |
| ............creating for clients | 91, 93 |
| ............creating for root masterserver | 80 to 81 |
| ............populating tables from filesand | 130 |
| ............populating tables from NIS mapsand | 135 |
| ......LOCAL |
| ............adding to root domain | 84, 85 |
| ............populating tables from filesand | 130 |
| ............populating tables from NIS mapsand | 135 |
| ......other administrators' |
| ............adding to non-root domain | 120 to 121 |
| ............adding to root domain | 85 |
| ......populating tables from files and | 129 |
| ......populating tables from NIS mapsand | 135 |
| ......script for | 14, 19, 33, 34 |
| ......verifying root master credentials | 80 to 81 |
| ......worksheet | 7 |
D
| |
| -d option |
| ......nisaddent command | 137 |
| ......nisclient script | 40, 60 |
| ......nispopulate script | 33 |
| ......nisserver script | 25, 47, 50, 58 |
| daemons |
| ......See alsoin.named daemon (DNS);NIS+ daemon;rpc.nisdcommand |
| ......keyserv (NIS+) | 73, 95 |
| ......nscd (NIS+) | 72, 95 |
| ......rpc.nisd_resolv | 106 |
| /data directory,See/var/nis/datadirectory |
| data files (DNS) | 170, 171, 175 to 188 |
| ......described | 170, 171 |
| ......hosts file | 171, 180 to 181, 195 to 197 |
| ......hosts.rev file | 171, 189, 198 |
| ......modifying | 190 |
| |
| .....named.ca file | 171, 180 |
| .....named.local file | 171, 189, 190, 195 |
| .....resource records |
| ............control entries | 178, 196, 197 |
| ............special characters | 177 |
| ............standard format | 175, 175 to 179 |
| ............types | 179 to 188 |
| .....sample | 180, 189, 190, 191 to 198 |
| .....setting up | 175 to 188, 191 to 198 |
| data.dict file (NIS+) | 77, 78 |
| .....caution | 75 |
| .....name of | 75 |
| database (NIS+) |
| .....checkpointing | 23, 38 to 39, 131, 136 |
| .....described | 2 |
| dbm files (NIS), populating NIS+ tablesand | 132 |
| defaultdomain file (NIS+) | 97, 98 |
| defaults |
| .....domain name (NIS+) | 97 |
| .....network (Secure-RPC) password(NIS+) | 36, 37, 39 |
| .....nisserver script | 24 |
| .....non-root domain directory rights(NIS+) | 119 |
| .....time-to-live (DNS) | 176, 183 |
| DES credentials (NIS+) |
| .....adding to root domain | 85 to 86 |
| .....creating for clients | 91, 93 |
| .....creating for root master server | 80 to 81, 82 to 83 |
| .....populating tables from files and | 130 |
| .....populating tables from NIS mapsand | 135 |
| destroy rights,See rights (NIS+) |
| dictionary file (NIS+) | 77, 78 |
| .dir files (NIS), populating NIS+ tablesand | 132 |
| directories (NIS+) |
| .....See alsospecific directories |
| .....changing rights | 78, 92, 119 |
| .....creating |
| ............non-root domain | 116 to 117 |
| ............root | 74 to 75 |
| ............subdirectories | 78 to 79, 117 to 118 |
| ............table | 27 |
| ......listing contents | 77 |
| ......listing object properties | 77 |
| ......rights worksheet | 7 |
| ......root directory |
| ............creating | 74 to 75 |
| ............root master server public keyand | 82 to 83 |
| ............verifying | 77 |
| directory line (DNS boot file) | 172 |
| disk space requirements (NIS+) | 4 to 5, 38 to 39 |
| displaying,See listing |
| DNS | 151 to 199 |
| ......case sensitivity | 177 |
| ......clients | 167 to 168 |
| ......domains,See domains (DNS) |
| ......enabling NIS+ client to use DNS | 145 to 146 |
| ......Internet and | 160 to 161 |
| ......mail delivery | 165 to 166 |
| ......name resolution | 165 |
| ......name servers,See servers (DNS) |
| ......name service switch and | 168 |
| ......namespace,See namespace (DNS) |
| ......resolver | 167 to 168 |
| ......sample configuration | 191 to 198 |
| ......servers,See servers (DNS) |
| ......structure | 151 |
| ......zones | 182 |
| DNS compatibility |
| ......NIS+ commands and | 69, 75 to 76, 106, 107 to 108 |
| ......NIS+ scripts and | 15, 23, 39, 44, 45 to 46, 58 |
| Domain Name System,See DNS |
| domain names (DNS) |
| ......data file resource records and | 176, 177, 179, 184 |
| ......overview | 160 |
| domain names (NIS+) |
| ......assigning to clients | 93, 96 to 98 |
| |
| .....case sensitivity | 32, 55 |
| .....changing |
| ............for clients | 96 to 98 |
| ............for root master server | 71 |
| .....checking | 70, 96 |
| .....default | 97 |
| .....nisclient specification of | 40, 60 |
| .....nispopulate specification of | 33 to 34 |
| .....nisserver specification of | 25, 28, 47, 58 |
| .....requirements | 6, 25, 30 to 31, 70 to 71 |
| domainname command (NIS+) | 70, 96 |
| domains (DNS) |
| .....defined | 154, 157 |
| .....Internet and | 160 to 161 |
| .....root domain | 165, 171, 180, 198 to 199 |
| .....sample configuration | 191 to 192 |
| .....subdomains | 156 |
| domains (NIS+) |
| .....security considerations |
| ............non-root domains | 115 |
| ............root domain | 24, 26, 69 |
| .....server requirements and | 4 |
| .....set up commands for |
| ............non-root domains | 113 to 122 |
| ............root domain | 67 to 88 |
| .....set up script for |
| ............non-root domains | 20, 23, 49 to 52, 58 to 60 |
| ............root domain | 19, 23, 24 to 29 |
| .....summary of commands |
| ............non-root domains | 19 to 20, 23, 122 |
| ............root domain | 23, 62, 87 |
| dots (.) |
| .....in DNS boot filecache line | 173 |
| .....in DNS resource records | 177, 178, 182 |
| .....NIS+ names and | 6, 31, 70, 71, 85, 93 |
E
| |
| EDU domain (Internet) | 159 |
| EMULYP= string (/etc/init.d/rpc file) |
| .....NIS+ commands and | 76, 108 |
| ......NIS+ scripts and | 45 to 46, 48 |
| environment variables (NIS+) |
| ......NIS_GROUP | 74, 116 |
| ......PATH | 23, 25 |
| ......TMPDIR | 32 |
| error messages |
| ......"can't list table: Server busy, TryAgain." (nispingcommand) | 38 to 39, 131, 136 |
| ......"Not Found" (DNS) | 158 |
| ......parse error warnings(nispopulate script) | 37 |
| ......"password differs from loginpassword" (NIS+) | 80, 85 |
| ......"password incorrect" (NIS+) | 80 |
| ......"unable to create credential"(NIS+) | 80 |
| /etc files, populating tables from,Seefiles, populating tables from |
| /etc/.rootkey file (NIS+) |
| ......clients | 96 |
| ......root master server | 80 |
| /etc/defaultdomain file (NIS+) | 97, 98 |
| /etc/group file (NIS+), +/- syntaxcompatibility | 146 to 147 |
| /etc/hosts file (NIS+) |
| ......client set up and | 92 |
| ......host name initialization methodand | 101 |
| /etc/init.d/inetsvc script(DNS) | 170, 172 |
| /etc/init.d/rpc file (NIS+) |
| ......commands and | 76, 108 |
| ......scripts and | 45 to 46, 48 |
| /etc/named.boot file (DNS) | 170, 172 to 175 |
| /etc/nsswitch.conf file |
| ......DNS and | 168 |
| ......NIS+ commands and |
| ............+/- syntax compatibility | 146 to 147 |
| ............clients and | 94 to 95 |
| ............enabling NIS+ client to useDNS | 145 to 146 |
| |
| ............root master server and | 71 to 72 |
| ............selecting alternate configurationfile | 143 to 145 |
| ............setting up switch | 143 to 147 |
| .....NIS+ scripts and | 24 |
| .....overview | 2, 144 |
| /etc/passwd file (NIS+) |
| .....+/- syntax compatibility | 146 to 147 |
| .....LOCAL credentials and | 84 |
| .....passwd table and | 31 |
| .....root domain set up and | 69 |
| .....root master server set up and | 25 |
| /etc/resolv.conf file (DNS) | 69, 167 to 168, 193 to 194 |
| /etc/shadow file (NIS+) |
| .....+/- syntax compatibility | 146 to 147 |
| .....login password warning and | 85 |
| .....table population and | 30, 31 |
| expire field (SOA resource records) | 183 |
F
| |
| -F option (nispopulate script) | 33 |
| files |
| .....See also data files (DNS);specific files |
| .....coldstart,See coldstart file (NIS+) |
| .....populating tables from |
| ............+/- syntax compatibility | 146 to 147 |
| ............NIS+ commands for | 125 to 131 |
| ............NIS+ scripts for | 5 to 7, 14, 20, 21, 23, 30 to 39, 52 to 56 |
| .....switch-configuration,See/etc/nsswitch.conf file |
G
| |
| GOV domain (Internet) | 159 |
| group file (NIS+), +/- syntaxcompatibility | 146 to 147 |
| groups (NIS+) |
| .....See also admin groups (NIS+) |
| .....nisserver specification of | 26, 29 |
| .....rights for,See rights (NIS+) |
| groups_dir directory (NIS+) |
| ......non-root domain | 117 to 118 |
| ......root domain | 74, 78 to 79, 82 to 83 |
| ......verifying existence of | 118 |
H
| |
| -h option |
| ......nisclient script | 40, 60 |
| ......nispopulate script | 33 |
| ......nisserver script | 47, 50, 58 |
| -H option (nisinit command) | 100 to 101 |
| hardware field (HINFO resourcerecords) | 185 |
| hierarchy |
| ......DNS namespace | 156 to 163 |
| ......NIS+ namespace | 2 |
| HINFO resource records (DNS) |
| ......described | 179, 185 |
| ......hosts file | 180 |
| host name initialization (NIS+) | 100 to 101 |
| host names (NIS+) |
| ......nisclient specification of | 40, 60 |
| ......nispopulate specification of | 33 |
| ......requirements | 6, 25, 30 to 31, 70 to 71 |
| host-information resource records,SeeHINFO resource records (DNS) |
| hosts file (DNS) |
| ......described | 171 |
| ......NIS+ hosts table and | 31 |
| ......sample | 180, 195 to 197 |
| ......setting up | 180 to 181 |
| hosts file (NIS+),See/etc/hosts file(NIS+) |
| hosts.rev file (DNS) | 171, 189, 198 |
I
| |
| -i option (nisclient script) | 39, 40, 58, 60 |
| iin.named daemon (DNS) |
| ......overview | 155 |
| IN record class (DNS) | 176 |
| in.named daemon (DNS) |
| |
| .....caution | 190 |
| .....inetsvc script (DNS) | 172 |
| .....master servers and | 164 |
| .....modifying data files and | 190 |
| .....named.boot file and | 170, 172 |
| .....named.ca file and | 171 |
| .....secondary servers and | 164 |
| in-addr.arpa domain (DNS) | 171, 187 |
| $INCLUDE command (DNS resourcerecords) | 178, 196, 197 |
| inetd (DNS),in.named daemonand | 190 |
| inetsvc script (DNS) | 169, 170 |
| /init.d/inetsvc script (DNS) | 170, 172 |
| /init.d/rpc file,Seerpc file (NIS+) |
| initialization script (DNS) | 169 |
| initializing (NIS+) |
| .....commands for |
| ............clients | 95, 98 to 102 |
| ............clients by broadcast method | 99 to 100 |
| ............clients by coldstart filemethod | 101 to 102 |
| ............clients by host name method | 100 to 101 |
| .....scripts for |
| ............client machines for non-rootdomains | 24, 58 to 60 |
| ............client machines for rootdomain | 19, 23, 40 to 42 |
| ............users as non-root domainclients | 20, 24, 60 to 61 |
| ............users as root domain clients | 19, 23, 42 to 43 |
| INT domain (Internet) | 159 |
| Internet |
| .....See also IP address |
| .....DNS and | 160 to 161 |
| .....registration, through Internet ServiceProvider | 160 |
| .....registration, through InterNIC | 160 |
| Internet Service Provider | 160 |
| Internet-address resource records,See Aresource records (DNS) |
| InterNIC, Internet registrationservices | 160, 168 |
| interrupting |
| ......nispopulate script | 35 |
| ......nisserver script | 27 |
| inverse mapping (DNS) | 171, 189, 198 |
| IP address (DNS) | 165 to 166, 168, 184 |
| IP address (NIS+) |
| ......broadcast initialization methodand | 99 |
| ......host name initialization methodand | 100 |
| ......nisclient specification of | 40 to 41 |
| ......nispopulate specification of | 33 |
| ......root master server | 78 |
K
| |
| keylogin command (NIS+) |
| ......clients | 96 |
| ......root master servers | 80 |
| keyserv daemon (NIS+) |
| ......clients and | 95 |
| ......root master server and | 73 |
| keyserver (NIS+) |
| ......updating information for clients | 95 |
| ......updating information for root masterserver | 80 |
L
| |
| -l option (nisgrpadm command) | 82, 120 |
| listing (NIS+) |
| ......admin group members | 82, 120 |
| ......directory contents | 77 |
| ......directory object properties | 77 |
| ......root master server directory cachecontents | 78 |
| ......table contents | 79, 118 |
| ......transaction log contents | 78, 108 |
| LOCAL credentials (NIS+) |
| ......adding to root domain | 84, 85 |
| |
| .....populating tables from files and | 130 |
| .....populating tables from NIS mapsand | 135 |
| local loopback interface (DNS) | 171, 189 to 190 |
| local networks (DNS), root server setup | 198 to 199 |
| localhost address (DNS) | 171, 189 |
| login password (NIS+) | 80, 85 |
| logs,See transaction logs |
| loopback interface (DNS) | 171, 189 to 190 |
M
| |
| -m option |
| .....nisaddent command | 124 to 125, 128, 134, 135 |
| .....nismkdir command | 116 to 117 |
| -M option (nisserver script) | 50 |
| mail exchange records (DNS) | 165 to 166 |
| mail-exchanger resource records,See MXresource records (DNS) |
| mapping (DNS) | 152 |
| maps (DNS),See zone files (DNS) |
| maps (NIS),See NIS maps |
| master servers (DNS),See servers (DNS),master servers |
| master servers (NIS+),See servers (NIS+),master servers |
| memory requirements (NIS+) | 5 |
| merge option (NIS+) |
| .....populating tables with | 124 to 125, 128, 134, 135 |
| messages,See error messages |
| MIL domain (Internet) | 159 |
| minimum field (SOA resourcerecords) | 183 |
| modify rights,See rights (NIS+) |
| modifying,See changing |
| MX resource records (DNS) |
| .....described | 179, 188 |
| .....hosts file | 180 |
N
| |
| name field (DNS resource records) |
| ......A resource records | 185 |
| ......described | 176 |
| ......HINFO resource records | 185 |
| ......NS resource records | 184 |
| ......SOA resource records | 182 |
| name resolution (DNS) | 152, 165 |
| name servers (DNS),See servers (DNS) |
| Name Service Cache Daemon,Seenscddaemon (NIS+) |
| name service switch |
| ......DNS and | 168 |
| ......NIS+ commands and |
| ............+/- syntax compatibility | 146 to 147 |
| ............clients and | 94 to 95 |
| ............enabling NIS+ client to useDNS | 145 to 146 |
| ............root master server and | 71 to 72 |
| ............selecting alternate configurationfile | 143 to 145 |
| ............setting up switch | 143 to 147 |
| ......NIS+ scripts and | 24 |
| ......overview | 2 |
| named.boot file (DNS) | 170, 172 to 175 |
| named.ca file (DNS) | 171, 180 |
| named.local file (DNS) | 171, 189, 190, 194, 195 |
| names,See domain names (DNS); domainnames (NIS+); host names(NIS+); naming |
| name-server resource records,See NSresource records (DNS) |
| namespace (DNS) |
| ......client set up | 167 to 168 |
| ......server set up | 165, 169 to 199 |
| ......structure | 156 to 163 |
| namespace (NIS+) |
| ......defined | 1 |
| ......planning layout of | 3 to 5, 19 |
| ......preparing existing namespaces | 5 to 7 |
| ......sample | 18, 20 to 24, 62 to 63 |
| |
| .....setting up with commands | 67 to 147 |
| ............clients | 89 to 103 |
| ............name service switch | 143 to 147 |
| ............non-root domains | 113 to 122 |
| ............root domain | 67 to 88 |
| ............servers | 105 |
| ............tables | 123 to 141 |
| .....setting up with scripts | 13 to 15, 17 to 63 |
| ............See also nisclient script;nispopulate script;nisserver script |
| ............initializing client machines fornon-root domains | 20, 24, 58 to 60 |
| ............initializing client machines forroot domain | 19, 23, 39 to 43 |
| ............initializing users as non-rootdomain clients | 20, 24, 60 to 61 |
| ............initializing users as root domainclients | 19, 23, 42 to 43 |
| ............limitations | 14 to 15 |
| ............non-root master servers | 20, 23, 49, 52 |
| ............non-root replica servers | 24, 56 to 58 |
| ............overview | 2, 13 to 15, 17 to 20 |
| ............populating non-root masterservers | 20, 23, 52, 56 |
| ............populating root masterservers | 19, 23, 30 to 39 |
| ............root master server | 19, 23, 24 to 29 |
| ............root replica servers | 19, 23, 44, 46 to 49 |
| ............sample namespace | 18, 20 to 24, 62 to 63 |
| ............summary of commands | 22 to 24, 62 to 63 |
| .....structure | 2 |
| naming |
| ......See also domain names (DNS); domainnames (NIS+); host names(NIS+) |
| ......admin groups (NIS+) |
| ............non-root domain | 116 |
| ............root domain | 74 |
| NET domain (Internet) | 159 |
| netgroup table (NIS+) |
| ......+/- syntax compatibility and | 147 |
| Network Information Services Plus,SeeNIS+ |
| network password (NIS+) | 36, 37, 39, 41, 121 |
| networks, local,See local networks (DNS) |
| nickname resource records,See CNAMEresource records (DNS) |
| NIS compatibility |
| ......+/- syntax compatibility | 146 to 147 |
| ......defined | 26 |
| ......NIS+ commands and |
| ............non-root domains | 114, 117 to 118 |
| ............overview | 68 |
| ............root domain | 69, 75 to 76, 78 to 79 |
| ............servers | 69, 106, 107 to 108 |
| ......NIS+ scripts and | 23, 26, 29, 44 to 46 |
| /nis directory,See/var/nis directory |
| NIS maps |
| ......disk space requirements | 5 |
| ......populating tables from |
| ............+/- syntax compatibility | 146 to 147 |
| ............NIS+ commands for | 131 to 136 |
| ............NIS+ scripts for | 5 to 7, 14, 20, 21, 23, 30 to 39, 52 to 56 |
| ......transferring NIS+ tables into | 136 to 137 |
| NIS+ |
| ......admin groups,See admin groups(NIS+) |
| ......cache manager | 72 to 73, 83, 95, 107 |
| ......case sensitivity | 32, 55 |
| ......clients,See clients (NIS+) |
| ......commands,See commands (NIS+) |
| ......credentials,See credentials (NIS+) |
| |
| .....daemons,See daemons |
| .....database,See database (NIS+) |
| .....disk space requirements | 4 to 5, 38 to 39 |
| .....DNS compatibility,See DNScompatibility |
| .....DNS usage by NIS+ clients | 145 to 146 |
| .....domain names and,See domainnames (NIS+) |
| .....environment variables | 23, 25, 32 |
| .....groups,See groups (NIS+) |
| .....host names and,See host names(NIS+) |
| .....memory requirements | 5 |
| .....name service switch and,See nameservice switch |
| .....namespace,See namespace (NIS+) |
| .....NIS compatibility,See NIScompatibility |
| .....overview | 1 to 2 |
| .....prerequisites | 3 |
| .....replicas,See servers (NIS+), replicas |
| .....scripts,See scripts (NIS+) |
| .....security,See security (NIS+) |
| .....servers,See servers (NIS+) |
| .....setting up |
| ............See also commands (NIS+); scripts(NIS+) |
| ............configuration worksheets | 7 to 8 |
| ............overview | 2 to 3 |
| ............planning layout | 3 to 5, 19 |
| ............preparation for | 3 |
| .....structure | 2 |
| .....swap space requirements | 5, 38 to 39, 131 |
| .....tables,See tables (NIS+) |
| .....update propagation | 2 |
| NIS+ daemon |
| .....See alsorpc.nisd command |
| .....restarting with security level 2 | 84 |
| .....starting with security level 0 | 75 to 76 |
| .....verifying running of | 78, 109 |
| nis_cachemgr command | 83, 107 |
| NIS_COLD_START file,See coldstart file(NIS+) |
| NIS_GROUP environment variable | 74, 116 |
| NIS_SHARED_DIRCACHE file | 83 |
| nisaddcred command |
| ......clients | 93 |
| ......non-root domain | 120 |
| ......root domain | 80 to 81, 84, 85 |
| nisaddent command | 128 to 129, 133 to 134 |
| ......-a option (append) | 124, 128, 130, 134 |
| ......-d option (NIS+ table to ASCIIfile) | 137 |
| ......-m option (merge) | 124 to 125, 128, 134, 135 |
| ......-r option (replace) | 124, 128, 134 |
| ......-t option (nonstandard table) | 130, 135 |
| ......-y option (NIS domain) | 134, 135 |
| ......-Y option (NIS map) | 135 |
| niscat command |
| ......credential verification | 80 to 81 |
| ......object property listing | 77, 79, 81 |
| ......table entry verification | 38, 129 |
| nischmod command | 78, 92, 119, 139 |
| nisclient script | 39 to 43, 58 to 61 |
| ......-d option (domain name) | 40, 60 |
| ......-h option (host name) | 40, 60 |
| ......-i option (initialize) | 39, 40, 58, 60 |
| ......initializing client machines for non-root domains | 24, 58 to 60 |
| ......initializing client machines for rootdomain | 19, 23, 40 to 42 |
| ......initializing users as non-root domainclients | 20, 24, 60 to 61 |
| ......initializing users as root domainclients | 19, 23, 42 to 43 |
| ......limitations | 15 |
| ......overview | 13, 14, 15 |
| ......prerequisites to running | 39 to 40, 42 to 43, 59, 60 to 61 |
| ......-u option (user) | 43, 61 |
| ......uses for | 19, 20, 23, 24 |
| ......using | 39 to 43, 58 to 61 |
| ......-x option (run without executing) | 14 |
| nisgrpadm command |
| |
| .....-a option (adding) | 37 to 38, 81, 86, 119 to 120, 121 |
| .....-c option (creating) | 81, 119 |
| .....-l option (listing) | 82, 120 |
| .....uses for | 19, 23 |
| nisinit command | 74 to 75, 98 to 102 |
| .....-B option (broadcast method) | 99 to 100 |
| .....-C option (coldstart file method) | 101 to 102 |
| .....-c option | 99, 101, 102 |
| .....-H option (host name method) | 100 to 101 |
| .....-r option (root master) | 74 to 75 |
| nislog command | 78, 108 |
| nisls command | 77 |
| nismkdir command |
| .....cautions | 111 |
| .....-m option (non-root domains) | 116 to 117 |
| .....-s option (add replica server) | 110, 116 to 117 |
| nisping command | 23, 38 to 39, 111, 131, 136 |
| nisplus password | 36, 37, 39 |
| nispopulate script | 30 to 39, 52 to 56 |
| .....-a option (IP address) | 33 |
| .....-d option (domain name) | 33 |
| .....-F option (data from files) | 33 |
| .....-h option (machine name) | 33 |
| .....insufficient/tmp space and | 32, 54 |
| .....interrupting | 35 |
| .....non-root master servers | 20, 23, 52, 56 |
| .....overview | 13, 14 |
| .....-p option (search path) | 33 |
| .....parse error warnings | 37 |
| .....prerequisites to running | 30 to 32, 53 to 55 |
| .....rerunning | 35 |
| .....root master servers | 19, 23, 30 to 39 |
| .....uses for | 19, 23 |
| .....using | 30 to 39 |
| .....-x option (run without executing) | 14 |
| .....-Y option (data from NIS maps) | 33 |
| ......-y option (NIS domain name) | 33 to 34 |
| nisserver script | 24 to 29 |
| ......changing incorrect information | 28 to 29 |
| ......-d option (domain name) | 25, 47, 50, 58 |
| ......defaults | 24 |
| ......-h option (client machine) | 47, 50, 58 |
| ......interrupting | 27 |
| ......limitations | 14 to 15 |
| ......-M option (non-root masterserver) | 50 |
| ......name service switch and | 24 |
| ......non-root master set up | 20, 23 to 24, 49 to 52 |
| ......non-root replica set up | 24, 56 to 58 |
| ......overview | 13, 14 to 15 |
| ......prerequisites to running | 25, 46 to 47, 57 |
| ......-R option (replica server) | 47, 58 |
| ......-r option (root master server) | 25 |
| ......rerunning | 27 |
| ......root master set up | 19, 23, 24 to 29 |
| ......root replica set up | 19, 23, 44, 46 to 49 |
| ......uses for | 19, 23, 24 |
| ......using | 24 to 29 |
| ......-x option (run without executing) | 14 |
| nissetup command |
| ......described | 27 |
| ......non-root domain subdirectory andtable creation | 117 to 118 |
| ......root domain subdirectory and tablecreation | 78 to 79 |
| ......-Y option (NIS compatibility) | 68, 78 to 79, 114, 117 |
| nisshowcache command | 78 |
| nistbladm command | 140 |
| nisupdkeys command | 82 |
| nobody class (NIS+) |
| ......See also rights (NIS+) |
| ......NIS compatibility and | 114, 118 |
| non-root domain names (NIS+) |
| ......requirements | 70 to 71 |
| |
| non-root domains (NIS+) |
| .....initializing client machines |
| ............commands for | 95, 98 to 102 |
| ............script for | 24, 58 to 60 |
| .....initializing client users | 20, 24, 60 to 61 |
| .....name requirements | 6, 25, 30 to 31, 70 to 71 |
| .....security considerations | 115 |
| .....set up commands for | 113 to 122 |
| .....set up script for | 20, 23, 49 to 52, 58 to 60 |
| .....summary of commands | 20, 23 to 24, 122 |
| non-root master servers (NIS+) |
| .....set up commands for | 44, 46, 105 to 109 |
| .....set up script for | 20, 23, 49, 52 |
| .....table populating script | 20, 23, 52, 56 |
| non-root replica servers (NIS+) |
| .....adding to admin groups | 119 to 120 |
| .....adding to existing domains | 109 |
| .....set up commands for | 105 |
| .....set up script for | 24, 56 to 58 |
| "Not Found" message (DNS) | 158 |
| NS resource records (DNS) |
| .....described | 179, 184 |
| .....hosts file | 180 to 181 |
| .....hosts.rev file | 189 |
| .....named.ca file | 180 |
| .....named.local file | 189, 190 |
| nscd daemon (NIS+) |
| .....clients and | 95 |
| .....root master server and | 72 |
| nsswitch.conf file,See/etc/nsswitch.conf file |
O
| |
| -o option (niscat command) | 77, 79, 81 |
| object properties,See rights (NIS+) |
| options (NIS+ commands),Seespecificcommands;specific options |
| ORG domain (Internet) | 159 |
| org_dir directory |
| ......non-root domains | 117 to 118 |
| ......root domain | 74, 78 to 79, 82 to 83 |
| ......verifying existence of | 118 |
| $ORIGIN command (DNS resourcerecords) | 179 |
| origin field (SOA resource records) | 182 |
| owner rights,See rights (NIS+) |
P
| |
| -p option |
| ......nisaddcred command | 84, 93, 120 |
| ......nispopulate script | 33 |
| -P option (nisaddcred command) | 84, 120, 93 |
| .pag files (NIS), populating NIS+ tablesand | 132 |
| parentheses, in DNS resource records | 178 |
| parse error warnings (nispopulatescript) | 37 |
| passwd column (NIS+) |
| ......limiting access to | 137 to 140 |
| passwd file,See/etc/passwd file (NIS+) |
| passwd table (NIS+) |
| ......limiting access to passwd columnof | 137 to 140 |
| ......populating by script | 30, 31 |
| ......populating from files | 130 |
| "password differs from login password"message (NIS+) | 80, 85 |
| "password incorrect" message (NIS+) | 80 |
| passwords (NIS+) |
| ......See also security |
| ......giving new password tokeyserver | 80 |
| ......limiting access to passwdcolumn | 137 to 140 |
| ......login password | 80, 85 |
| ......network password | 36, 37, 39, 41, 121 |
| ......root password | 28, 41, 80 |
| ......Secure-RPC password | 36, 37, 39, 41 |
| PATH environment variable (NIS+) | 23, 25 |
| periods (.),See dots (.) |
| |
| permissions,See rights (NIS+) |
| person-in-charge field (SOA resourcerecords) | 183 |
| pinging,Seenisping command |
| planning NIS+ layout | 3 to 5, 19 |
| plus (+)/minus (-) syntax compatibility |
| .....name service switch | 146 to 147 |
| pointer resource records,See PTR resourcerecords (DNS) |
| populating tables,See tables (NIS+),populating |
| pound sign (#), comment character | 45 |
| preference-value field (MX resourcerecords) | 188 |
| primary lines (DNS boot file) | 173 to 175 |
| primary name servers (DNS) | 164, 172 to 175, 198 to 199 |
| private key, of root master server(NIS+) | 80 |
| propagating updates (NIS+) | 2 |
| properties,See rights (NIS+) |
| ps command (NIS+) | 78, 109 |
| PTR resource records (DNS) |
| .....described | 179, 187 |
| .....hosts file | 180 |
| .....hosts.rev file | 189 |
| .....named.local file | 189, 190 |
| public keys (NIS+) |
| .....broadcast initialization methodand | 99 |
| .....host name initialization methodand | 100 |
| .....root master server | 78, 80, 82 to 83 |
| publickey file, populating tables fromfiles and | 129 |
| publickey map, populating tables fromNIS maps and | 135 |
R
| |
| -r option |
| .....keylogin command | 80, 96 |
| .....nisaddent command | 128, 134 |
| ......nisinit command | 74 to 75 |
| ......nisserver script | 25 |
| -R option (nisserver script) | 47, 58 |
| read rights,See rights (NIS+) |
| record-type field (DNS resourcerecords) | 177 |
| refresh field (SOA resource records) | 183 |
| replace option (NIS+) |
| ......populating tables with | 124, 128, 134 |
| replicas,See servers (NIS+), replicas |
| resolv.conf file (DNS) | 69, 167 to 168, 193 to 194 |
| resolver (DNS) | 167 to 168 |
| resolving host names, by NIS+ clientsrequiring DNS | 39 |
| resource records (DNS) |
| ......control entries | 178, 196, 197 |
| ......special characters | 177 |
| ......standard format | 175, 175 to 179 |
| ......types of | 179 to 188 |
| resource record-specific datafield (DNS resource records) | 177 |
| retry field (SOA resource records) | 183 |
| rights (NIS+) |
| ......See also security |
| ......changing for directories | 78, 92, 119 |
| ......changing for tables | 139 to 140 |
| ......listing for directories | 77 |
| ......NIS compatibility and | 114, 118 |
| ......worksheet | 7 to 8 |
| root directory (NIS+) |
| ......creating | 74 to 75 |
| ......root master server public key and | 82 to 83 |
| ......verifying | 77 |
| root domain (NIS+) |
| ......security considerations | 24, 26, 69 |
| ......set up commands for | 67 to 88 |
| ............admin groups | 74, 81 |
| ............cache manager | 83 |
| ............DES credentials | 80 to 81, 85 to 86 |
| ............LOCAL credentials | 84 |
| |
| ............other administrators'credentials | 85 |
| ............overview | 67 to 70 |
| ............passwords | 80 |
| ............prerequisites | 69 to 70 |
| ............public keys | 82 to 83 |
| ............subdirectories | 78 to 79 |
| ............tables | 78 to 79 |
| .....set up script for | 19, 23, 24 to 29 |
| .....summary of commands | 23, 62, 87 |
| root domain clients (NIS+) |
| .....set up script for | 19, 23, 39 to 43 |
| root domain name servers (DNS) | 153, 165, 171, 180, 198 to 199 |
| root master servers (NIS+) |
| .....credentials | 80 to 81, 82 to 83 |
| .....Internet address | 78 |
| .....private key | 80 |
| .....public key | 78, 80, 82 to 83 |
| .....secret key | 80 |
| .....set up commands for | 67 to 88 |
| .....set up script for | 19, 23, 24 to 29 |
| .....summary of commands | 23, 62, 87 |
| .....switch-configuration file | 71 to 72 |
| .....table populating script | 30 to 39 |
| root password (NIS+) | 28, 41, 80 |
| root replicas (NIS+) |
| .....adding to existing domains | 109 |
| .....set up commands | 105 |
| .....set up script | 19, 23, 44, 46 to 49, 50 |
| root.dir directory object (NIS+) | 77 |
| root.object file (NIS+) | 74, 77 |
| .rootkey file (NIS+) |
| .....clients | 96 |
| .....root master server | 80 |
| rootmaster server (NIS+) | 22 |
| rpc file (NIS+) |
| .....commands and | 76, 108 |
| .....scripts and | 45 to 46, 48 |
| RPC netname (NIS+) | 85, 93 |
| RPC password,See Secure-RPC password(NIS+) |
| rpc.nisd command | 44 to 46, 76 |
| .....See also NIS+ daemon |
| ......-B option (DNS compatibility) | 46, 76, 106, 108 |
| ......function of | 19, 23 |
| ......prerequisites to running | 44 to 45, 76 |
| ......-S option (security level) | 76, 84 |
| ......swap space requirements and | 5 |
| ......using | 44 to 46, 76, 84 |
| ......-Y option (NIS compatibility) | 45 to 46, 75 to 76, 106, 107 to 108 |
| rpc.nisd_resolv daemon | 106 |
S
| |
| -s option (nismkdir command) | 110, 116 to 117 |
| -S option (rpc.nisd command) | 76, 84 |
| scripts (DNS), server initializationscript | 169 |
| scripts (NIS+) | 13 to 15, 17 to 63 |
| ......See also nisclient script; nispopulatescript; nisserver script |
| ......caution | 13 |
| ......changing incorrect information | 28 to 29 |
| ......interrupting | 27, 35 |
| ......limitations | 14 to 15 |
| ......overview | 2, 13 to 15, 17 to 20 |
| ......rerunning | 27, 35 |
| ......running without executing | 14 |
| ......summary of commands | 22 to 24, 62 to 63 |
| secondary name servers (DNS) | 164, 174 to 175, 198 |
| secret key, root master servers (NIS+) | 80 |
| secure RPC netname (NIS+) | 85, 93 |
| Secure-RPC password (NIS+) | 36, 37, 39, 41 |
| security (NIS+) |
| ......See also credentials (NIS+); rights(NIS+) |
| ......authentication | 2 |
| ......authorization | 2 |
| ......changing levels |
| ............root master server | 84 |
| |
| ............scripts and | 26 |
| .....client set up and | 91 to 92, 96 |
| .....levels of | 26, 84, 106 |
| .....non-root domains | 115 |
| .....overview | 2, 69 |
| .....passwords |
| ............giving new password tokeyserver | 80 |
| ............limiting access to passwdcolumn | 137 to 140 |
| ............login password | 80, 85 |
| ............network password | 36, 37, 39, 41, 121 |
| ............root password | 28, 41, 80 |
| ............Secure-RPC password | 36, 37, 39, 41 |
| .....public keys |
| ............See alsopublickey file;publickey map |
| ............broadcast initialization methodand | 99 |
| ............host name initialization methodand | 100 |
| ............root master server | 78, 80, 82 to 83 |
| .....rights worksheets | 7 to 8 |
| .....root domain set up and | 24, 26, 69 |
| .....server set up and | 106 |
| .....table populating | 125, 132 |
| semicolon (;), in DNS resourcerecords | 178 |
| serial field (SOA resource records) | 183, 190 |
| servers (DNS) | 164 to 165, 169 to 199 |
| .....boot file | 170, 172 to 175, 193 |
| .....caching | 165 |
| .....caching-only | 165, 175 |
| .....data files | 170, 171, 175 to 188 |
| ............described | 170, 171 |
| ............hosts file | 171, 180 to 181, 195 to 197 |
| ............hosts.rev file | 171, 189, 198 |
| ............modifying | 190 |
| ............named.ca file | 171, 180 |
| ............named.local file | 171, 189, 190, 195 |
| ............resource record controlentries | 178 |
| ............resource record specialcharacters | 177 |
| ............resource record standardformat | 175, 175 to 179 |
| ............resource record types | 179 to 188 |
| ............sample | 180, 189, 190, 198 |
| ............setting up | 175, 188, 198 |
| ......inverse mapping and | 171, 189 |
| ......local loopback interface | 171, 189 to 190 |
| ......local networks | 198 to 199 |
| ......master servers |
| ............boot files | 172 to 175 |
| ............defined | 164 |
| ............primary | 164, 172 to 175, 198 to 199 |
| ............root domain | 165, 171, 180, 198 to 199 |
| ............secondary | 164, 174 to 175, 198 |
| ......overview | 155 |
| ......setting up | 169 to 170 |
| ............boot file | 170, 172 to 175 |
| ............data files | 170, 171, 175, 188 |
| ............example | 191 to 198 |
| ......update propagation | 2 |
| ......zones and | 165 |
| servers (NIS+) | 24 to 29, 44 to 58, 67 to 88, 105 to 112 |
| ......checkpointing and | 38 to 39 |
| ......converting clients to | 23, 42, 44 to 46, 50 |
| ......converting to non-root masterservers | 23, 49, 52 |
| ......converting to non-root replicas | 24, 56 to 58 |
| ......converting to root replicas | 19, 23, 44, 46 to 49, 50 |
| ......determining requirements | 4 |
| ......DNS compatibility | 23, 39, 44, 45 to 46 |
| ......master servers |
| ............defined | 2 |
| |
| ............non-root domain set upcommands | 113 to 122 |
| ............non-root domain set upscript | 20, 23, 49 to 52, 58 to 60 |
| ............non-root master added to admingroups | 119 to 120 |
| ............non-root master set upcommands | 44 to 46, 105 to 109 |
| ............non-root master set up script | 20, 23, 49 to 52 |
| ............planning | 3, 4, 7 |
| ............root domain set upcommands | 67 to 88 |
| ............root domain set up script | 19, 23, 24 to 29 |
| ............root master added to admingroups | 81 to 82 |
| ............root master credentials | 80 to 81, 82 to 83 |
| ............root master Internet address | 78 |
| ............root masternsswitch.conffile | 71 to 72 |
| ............root master private key | 80 |
| ............root master public key | 78, 80, 82 to 83 |
| ............root master secret key | 80 |
| ............root master summary ofcommands | 23, 62, 87 |
| ............table populating script for non-root master servers | 20, 23, 52, 56 |
| ............table populating script for rootmaster servers | 19, 23, 30 to 39 |
| ............update propagation from | 2 |
| .....memory requirements | 5 |
| .....NIS compatibility | 23, 24, 26, 29, 44 to 46 |
| .....overview | 2 |
| .....purposes of | 44 |
| .....replicas |
| ............adding to existing domains | 109 to 111 |
| ............converting clients to masterserver replicas | 24 |
| ............converting servers to rootreplicas | 23, 46 to 49 |
| ............defined | 2 |
| ............domains spanning multiplesubnets and | 110 |
| ............maximum number perdomain | 4 |
| ............non-root replica set up script | 24, 56 to 58 |
| ............non-root replicas added to admingroups | 119 to 120 |
| ............planning | 4, 7 |
| ............root replica set up script | 19, 23, 44, 46 to 49, 50 |
| ............update propagation to | 2 |
| ......security considerations | 106 |
| ......setting up with commands | 67 to 88, 105 to 112 |
| ............non-root master servers | 23, 44, 46, 105 |
| ............non-root replicas | 105 |
| ............root master server | 67 to 88 |
| ............root replicas | 105 to 111 |
| ............summary of commands | 112 |
| ......setting up withnisserver script |
| ............limitations | 14 to 15 |
| ............NIS compatibility and | 24, 26 |
| ............non-root masters | 49 to 52 |
| ............non-root replicas | 24, 56 to 58 |
| ............overview | 13, 14 to 15 |
| ............root master | 19, 23, 24 to 29 |
| ............root replicas | 19, 23, 44, 46 to 49 |
| ............security and | 24, 26 |
| ......tables and | 2 |
| ......worksheet | 7 |
| services database (DNS) | 186 |
| set up commands (NIS+),See commands(NIS+) |
| set up scripts (NIS+),See scripts (NIS+) |
| shadow column (NIS+ passwd table) | 130 |
| shadow file (NIS+),See/etc/shadow file(NIS+) |
| shadow table (NIS+) | 30, 130 |
| |
| SOA resource records (DNS) |
| .....described | 179, 182 to 184 |
| .....hosts file | 180 |
| .....hosts.rev file | 189 |
| .....modifying data files and | 190 |
| .....named.local file | 189, 190 |
| Solaris 1.x clients |
| .....NIS and DNS compatibility and | 69 |
| .....transferring NIS+ tables into NISmaps | 136 to 137 |
| Solstice System Management Tools |
| .....client set up and | 89 |
| .....table set up and | 123 |
| .....temporary credential creation and | 85 |
| space requirements (NIS+) | 4 to 5, 38 to 39 |
| special characters (DNS resourcerecords) | 177 |
| start-of-authority resource records,SeeSOA resource records (DNS) |
| subdirectories,See directories (NIS+) |
| subdomains (DNS) |
| .....See also domains (DNS) |
| subdomains (NIS+),See non-root domains(NIS+) |
| subnets |
| .....replica servers and (NIS+) | 110 |
| summaries,See commands (NIS+),summaries; scripts (NIS+),summary of commands |
| SunOS 4.x clients |
| .....DNS compatibility and | 44, 45 to 46 |
| swap space requirements (NIS+) |
| .....checkpointing tables and | 38 to 39, 131 |
| .....overview | 5 |
| switch-configuration file,See/etc/nsswitch.conf file |
| system files,See files |
T
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| -t option (nisaddent command) | 130, 135 |
| tables (NIS+) |
| ......See also passwd table (NIS+); shadowtable (NIS+) |
| ......checkpointing | 23, 38 to 39, 131, 136 |
| ......creating |
| ............for non-root domains | 117 to 118 |
| ............for root domain | 78 to 79 |
| ......dictionary file for | 77, 78 |
| ......directory creation for | 27 |
| ......listing contents | 79, 118 |
| ......populating methods | 123 to 124 |
| ......populating with commands | 123 to 136 |
| ............See alsonisaddent command |
| ............append option | 124, 128, 130, 134 |
| ............checkpointing | 131, 136 |
| ............from files | 125 to 131 |
| ............merge option | 124 to 125, 128, 134, 135 |
| ............from NIS maps | 131 to 136 |
| ............replace option | 124, 128, 134 |
| ............security considerations | 125, 132 |
| ............summary of commands | 140 to 141 |
| ......populating with scripts |
| ............checkpointing | 23, 38 to 39 |
| ............from files | 5 to 7, 14, 19, 21, 23, 30 to 39, 52 to 56 |
| ............from NIS maps | 5 to 7, 14, 19, 21, 23, 30 to 39, 52 to 56 |
| ............non-root master server | 20, 23, 52 to 56 |
| ............root master server | 19, 23, 30 to 39 |
| ............summary of commands | 19, 23 |
| ......private | 15 |
| ......rights changes | 124 to 140 |
| ......rights worksheet | 8 |
| ......servers and | 2 |
| ......summary of commands | 19, 23, 140 to 141 |
| ......transferring into NIS maps | 136 to 137 |
| ......verifying | 129 |
| temporary space,See/tmp directory |
| text-information resource records(DNS) | 179 |
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| time-to-live field (DNS resourcerecords) | 176, 183 |
| /tmp directory,nispopulate scriptand | 32, 54 |
| TMPDIR environment variable (NIS+) | 32 |
| trans.log file (NIS+) | 77, 78, 108, 109 |
| .....cautions | 75 |
| .....name of | 75 |
| transaction logs (NIS+) |
| .....disk space requirements | 5 |
| .....listing contents | 78, 108 |
| .....root master server | 77, 78 |
| .....servers | 108, 109 |
| transferring NIS+ tables into NISmaps | 136 to 137 |
| ttl field (DNS resource records) | 176, 183 |
| TXT resource records (DNS) | 179 |
U
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| -u option |
| .....nisclient script | 43, 61 |
| .....nistbladm command | 140 |
| "unable to create credential" message(NIS+) | 80 |
| update propagation (NIS+) | 2 |
| users |
| .....initializing NIS+ non-root domainclient users | 20, 24, 60 to 61 |
| .....initializing NIS+ root domain clientusers | 19, 23, 42 to 43 |
| /usr/lib/nis/nisshowcachecommand | 78 |
| /usr/lib/nis/nisupdkeyscommand | 82 |
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| /var/nis directory (NIS+) |
| .....cautions | 75 |
| .....cleaning out |
| ............for clients | 95 |
| ............for root master server | 73 |
| .....clients configured as servers and | 45 |
| ......disk space requirements | 5 |
| ......name of | 75 |
| ......NIS_COLD_START file | 78 |
| ......NIS_SHARED_DIRCACHE file | 83 |
| ......Solaris earlier versions | 75 |
| ......trans.log file | 108, 109 |
| /var/nis/data directory (NIS+) | 74, 108, 109, 118 |
| ......cautions | 6, 75 |
| ......name of | 75 |
| /var/nis/hostname directory (NIS+) | 75 |
| /var/nis/hostname.dict file (NIS+) | 75 |
| /var/nis/hostname.log file (NIS+) | 75 |
| /var/yp directory (NIS+), disk spacerequirements | 5 |
| variables,See environment variables |
| verifying (NIS+) |
| ......groups_dir directory | 118 |
| ......NIS+ daemon running | 78, 109 |
| ......org_dir directory | 118 |
| ......root directory | 77 |
| ......root master credentials | 80 to 81 |
| ......tables | 129 |
| viewing,See listing |
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| warning messages,See error messages |
| well-known services resource records,SeeWKS resource records (DNS) |
| wildcard character (*), in MX resourcerecords | 188 |
| wiz.com domain (NIS+) | 22 |
| WKS resource records (DNS) |
| ......described | 179, 186 |
| ......hosts file | 180 |
| worksheets (NIS+) | 7 to 8 |
| workstations (NIS+), changing domainname for | 96 to 98 |
| world rights,See rights (NIS+) |
| woz.com domain (NIS+) | 70 |
X
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| -x option (NIS+ scripts) | 14 |
| .xfr file extension (NIS+) | 128 |
Y
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| -Y option |
| .....nisaddent command | 135 |
| .....nispopulate script | 33 |
| .....nissetup command | 68, 78 to 79, 114, 117 |
| .....rpc.nisd command | 45 to 46, 75 to 76, 106, 107 to 108 |
| -y option |
| .....nisaddent command | 134, 135 |
| .....nispopulate script | 33 to 34 |
| YP compatibility,See NIS compatibility |
| ypcat command (NIS+) | 147 |
Z
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| zone files (DNS) | 162 |
| zone transfer | 164 |
| zones (DNS) | 162 to 165, 182 |
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