Index

Symbols

. (dot)
.....ending root domain name	18
.....hostnames	62
.....NIS map names	25, 62
.(dot)
.....machine names	25
.rootkey file	34

A

access rights
.....See also security
.....authorization classes	37
.....changing	60
.....defaults for namespace objects	39
.....directories	38 to 40
.....NIS+ groups	38 to 40
.....NIS+ improvement	5
.....NIS+ objects	38 to 40
.....NIS+ tables	40 to 43
............defaults	41 to 42
accounts,maximum days inactive	37
address changes for email	19
admin group	38
administration
.....autonomous administration ofdata	31
.....domain for clients	15
.....security impact on	33, 34 to 35
.....training	58
administrators, adding to domaingroups	66
aging passwords	36
aliases
.....mail host	30
.....user/host name conflicts	32
APIs
.....NIS and NIS+ equivalents	55
.....NIS+
............upgrading from NIS	8
applications,See NIS+ APIs
auth_name column access rightdefaults	41
auth_type column access rightdefaults	41
authentication
.....defined	6
.....Solaris 2.x support	34
authorization
.....classes for access rights	37
.....defined	6
auto.home map	26
auto.master map	26
auto_home table
.....access right defaults	42

.....described	26
.....NIS map correspondence	26
auto_master table
.....access right defaults	42
.....described	26
.....NIS map correspondence	26
automounter tables, NIS+ namingconvention	25, 62

B

bootparams map	26
bootparams table
.....access right defaults	41
.....described	25
.....NIS map correspondence	26
building-sized domains	14 to 15

C

chkey command
.....changing root credentials	34
classes of authorization	37
clients
.....See also users
.....converting to NIS+	68, 70
.....diskless	25
.....DNS request forwarding	50
.....maximum per domain	16, 23
.....minimizing transition impact	7, 58 to 59
.....NIS
............DNS request forwarding	50
............minimizing transition impact	7, 58 to 59
............NIS-compatibility mode	3 to 4
.....NIS and NIS+ commandequivalents	53 to 54
.....NIS-compatibility mode protocolsupport	56
.....root domain support for	15
cname column access right defaults	41
column access right defaults	41 to 42
commands
......NIS and NIS+ commandequivalents	51 to 56
............API functions	55
............client commands	53 to 54
............server commands	54
............Solaris 2.x release	51
......NIS+ data transfer commands	48
......NIS+ group commands	60
communications plan	58 to 59
configuring
......manual for NIS+	xi
......servers
............NIS and NIS+ differences	4
............NIS-compatibility mode	47 to 48
......standard configuration files	59
conversion,See NIS to NIS+ transition
creating
......access rights	38 to 43
......groups	60
......groups_dir directory structure	60
......links between tables	30
......root key	33 to 34
cred table
......access right defaults	41
......described	25
......NIS map correspondences	26, 27
credentials
......changing root credential	34
......DES requirement	35
......LOCAL requirement	35
......NIS+ table	25
......selecting	35 to 36
......simplifying the NIS to NIS+transition	7
cty_dir.domain directory	20
customizing NIS+
......recommended procedure	8
......tables	28 to 29

D

daemons, Solaris 2.x release support	52
data transfer between services	48 to 49
defaults

.....access rights
............NIS+ objects	39
............NIS+ tables	41 to 42
.....changing NIS+ defaults	60
.....displaying NIS+ defaults	60
.....overriding for shell	60
deleting
......rootkey file	34
.....NIS+ groups	60
DES credentials
.....for administrators	66
.....requirement	35
DES encryption mechanism	34
designing the domain hierarchy	13 to 18
.....client support in root domain	15
.....higher-domain connections	15
.....information management	18
.....levels of domains	16
.....mapping, organizational vs.geographic	14 to 15
.....overview	13
.....replicas	16 to 17
.....security level	16
.....size and number of domains	16
.....time zones, domains across	17
designing the NIS+ namespace	11 to 32
.....goal identification	11
.....namespace structure	12 to 19
............domain hierarchy	12 to 18
............domain names	18
............email environment	19
............overview	12
.....overview	9, 11
.....server selection	19 to 24
.....table configurations	24 to 31
.....user/host name conflictresolution	31 to 32, 61 to 62
destroy access rights,See access rights
Diffie-Hellman public-key securitycompromises	33 to 34
directories
.....See also specific directories
.....access rights	38 to 40
.....disk space required	23
......listing contents	60
......simplifying the NIS to NIS+transition	7
disk space requirements	23 to 24
diskless clients table	25
displaying
......defaults	60
......listing
............directory contents	60
............NIS+ group members	60
......object properties of NIS+ group	60
DNS
......changing the structure	8
......domain ownership	60 to 61
......NIS+ namespace connection	68
......replacing with NIS+ namespace	15
......request forwarding	3
............implementing	50
............Solaris 2.2 patch	4
domain directory	20
domains
......See also hierarchical domains
......cleaning up	69
......directories	20
......hierarchy	13 to 18
............advantages anddisadvantages	12 to 13
............client support in root domain	15
............described	2
............higher-domain connections	15, 29 to 31
............information managementissues	18
............levels of domains	16
............mapping, organizational vs.geographic	14 to 15
............replica issues	16 to 17
............security level issues	16, 36
............time zones, domains across	17
......higher-domain connections	15, 29 to 31
......maximum clients per domain	16, 23
......maximum levels	16
......maximum replicas per domain	16, 22
......names	18

.....NIS and NIS+ differences	2
.....NIS+ tables	25
.....NIS-compatibility mode
............interoperability	3
............selecting domains	47
.....ownership	60 to 61
.....relationship to servers	20
.....server subdomains	12
.....server support	20 to 22
.....setting up for NIS+	66 to 67
.....simplifying the NIS to NIS+transition	7, 12 to 13
.....size issues	16, 22 to 23
.....switching between NIS and NIS+domains	47
.....test domains	8
dot (.)
.....ending root domain name	18
.....NIS map names	25, 62
dot(.)
.....machine names	25
duplicate names	31 to 32, 61 to 62

E

email
.....address changes	19
.....domain names	18
.....NIS+ tables	25 to 26
.....transition issues	19
encrypted password protection	42 to 43
/etc files
.....examining before transition	62
.....NIS+ table interoperation	27 to 28
/etc/.rootkey file
.....deleting	34
.....secret user key in	34
/etc/nsswitch.conf file
.....described	27 to 28, 68
.....DNS request forwarding	3, 50, 51
.....passwd command information	49 to 50
/etc/passwd files	34
/etc/resolv.conf file
......described	68
......DNS request forwarding	3, 50
/etc/TIMEZONE file	17
ethers table
......access right defaults	41
......described	25
......NIS map correspondences	26
ethers.byaddr map	26
ethers.byname map	26
evaluating
......NIS+ performance	69
......procedures for	70

F

finding NIS maps vs. NIS+ tables	5
forwarding host requests	3
......implementing	50
......Solaris 2.2 patch	4
ftp command and password aging	37
fully qualified names
......mail host names	30
......need for	13

G

gcos column access right defaults	41
gid column
......group table access right defaults	41
......passwd table access right defaults	41
group class
......access right defaults
............NIS+ objects	39
............NIS+ tables	41 to 42
......described	37
group table
......access right defaults	41
......described	25
......NIS map correspondences	26
group.bygid map	26
group.byname map	26
groups (NIS+)
......access rights	38 to 40
......administering	60

.....displaying object properties	60
.....NIS+ commands	60
.....planning	37 to 38
.....transition groups	59 to 60
groups (UNIX)	25
groups_dir directory
.....access right defaults for objects	39
.....creating structure	60
groups_dir.domain directory	20

H

hard disk space requirements	23 to 24
hierarchical domains
.....advantages and disadvantages	12 to 13
.....described	2
.....designing	13 to 18
............client support in root domain	15
............higher-domain connections	15
............information managementissues	18
............levels of domains	16
............mapping, organizational vs.geographic	14 to 15
............overview	13
............replica issues	16 to 17
............security level issues	16, 36
............size issues	16
............time zones, domains across	17
.....higher-domain connections	15, 29 to 31
.....simplifying the NIS to NIS+transition	7, 12 to 13
higher-domain connections	15, 29 to 31
home column access right defaults	41
home directory table	26
host names
.....dots not allowed	25, 62
.....NIS+ table	25
.....user name conflicts	31 to 32, 61 to 62
host requests
.....forwarding to DNS	3
............Solaris 2.2 patch	4
hosts table
......access right defaults	41
......described	25
......NIS map correspondences	26
hosts, mail
......requirements	19
......searching for	30
hosts.byaddr map
......NIS+ improvement	5
......NIS+ table correspondence	26
hosts.byname map
......NIS+ improvement	5
......NIS+ table correspondence	26

I

impact
......gauging for NIS+	57 to 58
......minimizing transition impact	7, 58 to 59
......NIS+ security	33 to 35
............on administrators	33, 34 to 35
............on transition planning	35
............on users	34
implementing the transition	65 to 70
......overview	9, 65
......phase I -- NIS+ namespace setup	66 to 67
......phase II -- connecting NIS+namespace to othernamespaces	68
......phase III -- making NIS+ namespaceoperational	68 to 69
......phase IV -- upgrading NIS-compatible domains	70
improvement programs	70
inactive accounts, locking passwords	37
information management
......goal identification	11
......NIS and NIS+ differences	5
Internet, NIS-compatibility modeconnection	4
interoperability	3 to 4
......See also NIS-compatibility mode

IP protocols table	26
IP services table	26

K

key file]	34
keylogin command
.....need for	34
.....root key creation	33
keylogout, security compromises	33
keylogoutcommand
.....security compromises	34
keys
.....public key updates	35
.....root
............creating	33 to 34
............deleting	33 to 34
.....secret user keys	34
key-value tables	24 to 25

L

levels
.....maximum for domains	16
.....security	16, 36
limits
.....maximum clients per domain	16, 23
.....maximum days account can beinactive	37
.....maximum days password used beforechange	36
.....maximum replicas per domain	16, 22
.....maximum subdomains perdomain	16
.....minimum days password used beforechange	36
links
.....NIS-compatibility mode	3
.....table connections	29, 30 to 31
listing
.....See also displaying
.....directory contents	60
.....NIS+ group members	60
LOCAL credentials
.....for administrators	66
......requirement	35
login command
......local user passwords and	34
......network key for	34
logins
......password aging and	37
......remote between domains	13
logs, transaction	23

M

machines
......changing root password	34
......user name conflicts	31 to 32, 61 to 62
mail hosts
......requirements	19
......searching for	30
mail.aliases map	26
mail.byaddr map	26
mail_aliases table
......described	25
......NIS map correspondences	26
mailhost	30
makedbm command	54
mapping, organizational vs.geographic	14 to 15
maps (NIS)
....... (dot) in names	25, 62
......disk space required	23
......examining before transition	62
......NIS+ table correspondences	26 to 27
......NIS+ table differences	24 to 28
............/etc file interoperation	27, 28
............access controls	5
............directory location	5
............searching	5
............standard tables	24 to 27
............update propagation	4
......transferring NIS+ tableinformation	48, 66, 68
master server	4
......See also servers
maximums,See limits
members column access right defaults	41

memory, server requirements	23 to 24
minimum days password used beforechange	36
modify access rights,See access rights
multihomed servers	17, 22
multiple Solaris versions	7
multiple time zones	17

N

name column
.....group table access right defaults	41
.....passwd table access right defaults	41
name service switch configuration file
.....described	27 to 28, 68
.....DNS request forwarding	3, 50, 51
.....passwd command information	49 to 50
name services,See namespace
names
.....domains	18
.....dots not allowed in	25
.....fully qualified
............mail hosts	30
............need for	13
.....NIS-compatible domains	47
.....user/host name conflicts	31 to 32, 61 to 62
namespace
.....access rights for objects	39
.....connecting NIS+ to othernamespaces	68
.....customizing	8
.....designing	11 to 32
............goal identification	11
............namespace structure	12 to 19
............overview	9, 11
............server selection	19 to 24
............table configurations	24 to 31
............user/host name conflictresolution	31 to 32, 61 to 62
.....disk space required	23
......documenting existing NISnamespace	63
......prototype	8
......security	6
......security complications	35
......setting up	8
......setting up for NIS+	66 to 67
......structure design	12 to 19
............domain hierarchy	12 to 18
............domain names	18
............email environment	19
............overview	12
......updating entries
............NIS-compatibility mode	3
netgroup map	26
netgroup table
......described	25
......NIS map correspondences	26
netgroup.byhost map	26
netgroup.byuser map	26
netid.byname map	26
netmasks table
......access right defaults	41
......described	25
......NIS map correspondence	26
netmasks.byaddr map	26
network address tables	25
networks table
......access right defaults	41
......described	25
......NIS map correspondences	27
networks.byaddr map	27
networks.byname map	27
NIS
......changing before the transition	8
......decommissioning servers	69
......documenting existing namespace	63
......NIS+ command equivalents	51 to 56
............API functions	55
............client commands	53 to 54
............server commands	54
............Solaris 2.x release	51
......NIS+ differences
............domain structure	2

............information management	5
............interoperability	3 to 4
............NIS+ tables vs. NIS maps	24 to 28
............overview	1 to 2
............paths and links	29
............security	6
............server configuration	4
.....NIS+ namespace connection	68
.....server conversion plan	63
NIS APIs
.....NIS+ equivalents	55
.....Solaris 2.x release support	52
NIS clients
.....DNS request forwarding	50
.....minimizing transition impact	7, 58 to 59
.....NIS-compatibility mode	3 to 4
NIS maps
...... (dot) in names	25, 62
.....disk space required	23
.....examining before transition	62
.....NIS+ table correspondences	26 to 27
.....NIS+ table differences	24 to 28
............/etc file interoperation	27, 28
............access controls	5
............directory location	5
............searching	5
............standard tables	24 to 27
............update propagation	4
.....transferring NIS+ tableinformation	48, 66, 68
NIS to NIS+ transition
.....alternatives to immediatetransition	7
.....implementing	65 to 70
............overview	9, 65
............phase II-connecting NIS+namespace to othernamespaces	68
............phase III-making NIS+namespaceoperational	68 to 69
............phase I-NIS+ namespacesetup	66 to 67
............phase IV-upgrading NIS-compatible domains	70
......NIS+ groups	59 to 60
......phases recommended	6 to 9
............familiarization with NIS+	8, 58
............implementing the transition	9, 65 to 70
............namespace design	9, 11 to 32
............NIS-compatibility mode use	9, 45 to 56
............prerequisites to transition	9, 57 to 64
............security measures	9, 33 to 43
............transition principles	6 to 8
......prerequisites	9, 57 to 64
............administrator training	58
............communications plan	58 to 59
............data source file examination	62
............domain ownership	60 to 61
............gauging NIS+ impact	57 to 58
............name conflict resolution	61 to 62
............NIS map name changes	62
............NIS namespacedocumentation	63
............NIS server conversion plan	63
............NIS+ groups for transition	59 to 60
............resource availability	61
............tools identification	59
......principles	6 to 8
NIS+
......See also NIS-compatibility mode
......configuring	xi
......customizing	xi
......data transfer commands	48
......familiarization process	8, 58
......impact on other systems	57 to 58
......NIS command equivalents	51 to 56
............API functions	55
............client commands	53 to 54
............server commands	54
............Solaris 2.x release	51
......NIS differences
............domain structure	2
............information management	5

............interoperability	3 to 4
............NIS+ tables vs. NIS maps	24 to 28
............overview	1 to 2
............paths and links	29
............security	6
............server configuration	4
.....optimizing	69
NIS+ and DNS Setup and ConfigurationGuide
...../etc/resolv.conf information	68
.....configuration information	3
.....test domain information	8
NIS+ and FNS Administration Guide
.....DNS request forwarding	3
.....domain structure information	2, 13, 36
.....nsswitch file information	28
.....password information	34
NIS+ APIs
.....NIS equivalents	55
.....upgrading from NIS	8
NIS+ groups
.....access rights	38 to 40
.....administering	60
.....displaying object properties	60
.....NIS+ commands	60
.....planning	37 to 38
.....transition groups	59 to 60
NIS+ tables
...../etc file interoperation	28
.....access rights	40 to 43
............changing for columns	60
............defaults	41 to 42
.....connections between	29 to 31
............links	30 to 31
............overview	29
............paths	13, 29 to 30
.....custom	28 to 29
.....described	5
.....key-value	24 to 25
.....NIS map differences	24 to 28
............/etc file interoperation	28
............access controls	5
............directory location	5
............searching	5
............standard tables	24 to 27
............update propagation	4
......NIS-compatibility mode	3
......paths connecting domains	13, 29 to 30
......setting up for NIS+	66
......simplifying the NIS to NIS+transition	7
......standard (system)
............described	25 to 26
............NIS map correspondences	26 to 27
............types	5
......transferring NIS mapinformation	48, 66, 68
......updating	24 to 25
nis_add_entry() API function	56
nis_first_entry() API function	55
NIS_GROUP environment variable	60
nis_list() API function	55
nis_local_directory() APIfunction	55
nis_lookup() API function	55
nis_modify_entry() API function	56
nis_next_entry() API function	55
nis_perror() API function	55
nis_remove_entry() API function	56
nis_sperrno() API function	55
nisaddcred command	66
nisaddent command	48, 66, 68
niscat -o command
......described	60
......finding searchable columns	5
nischgrp command	60
nischmod command	60, 70
nischown command	60
nisclient script
......converting NIS clients to NIS+	69
......switching between NIS and NIS+domains	47
NIS-compatibility mode	45 to 56
......described	3

.....DNS request forwarding	50
.....domains
............interoperability	3
............selecting domains	47
............switching between NIS andNIS+	47
.....NIS and NIS+ commandequivalents	51 to 56
............API functions	55
............client commands	53 to 54
............server commands	54
............Solaris 2.x release	51
.....overview	45 to 46
.....password changing	3, 49, 50
.....protocol support	56
.....server configuration	47 to 48
.....simplifying the NIS to NIS+transition	7
.....transferring information betweenservices	48, 49
.....transition sequence	9
nisdefaults command	60
nisgrpadm command	60
nisln command	30
nisls command	60
nisping -C command	23 to 24
nispopulate script	48, 66, 68
nissetup command
.....default password protection	42
.....described	60
.....root domain setup	66
nistbladm command
.....custom NIS+ tables	29
.....NIS+ table column access rights	60
.....populating root domain tables	66
nobody class
.....access right defaults
............NIS+ objects	39
............NIS+ tables	41 to 42
.....described	38
.....user access	36
nsswitch.conf file
.....described	27 to 28, 68
.....DNS request forwarding	3, 50, 51
......passwd command information	49 to 50

O

objects
......access right defaults	39
......changing ownership	60
org_dir directory object access rightdefaults	39
org_dir.domain directory	20
organization-based domain structure	14 to 15
owner class
......access right defaults
............NIS+ objects	39
............NIS+ tables	41 to 42
......described	37
ownership
......domains	60 to 61
......NIS+ objects	60

P

passwd column
......group table access right defaults	41
......passwd table
............access right defaults	41
............entry owner access	42 to 43
passwd command	3
......changing passwd tableinformation	49 to 50
......changing root password	34
......changing user passwords	34
......NIS+ equivalents	53
......nsswitch.conf file information	49 to 50
passwd files, user passwords in	34
passwd table
......access right defaults	41, 42
......changing information in NIS-compatibility mode	49
......described	25
......encrypted password protection	42 to 43

.....NIS map correspondences	27
passwd.byname map	27
passwd.byuid map	27
passwords
.....See also security
.....aging	36
.....changing
............NIS-compatibility mode	49
............root password	34
............user passwords	34
.....encrypted, protecting	42 to 43
.....locking for inactive accounts	37
.....NIS+ tables	25
patch for DNS forwarding for Solaris2.2	4
paths
.....NIS-compatibility mode	3
.....table paths connecting domains	13, 29 to 30
performance
.....DNS request forwarding	51
.....domain size	16, 23
.....evaluating for NIS+	69
.....local replicas for subdomains	22
.....paths connecting tables	30
.....replicas per domain	21 to 22
period (.)
.....ending root domain name	18
.....NIS map names	25, 62
populating root domain tables	66
prerequisites,See requirements
principals,See clients
principles of NIS to NIS+ transition	6 to 8
private_data column access rightdefaults	41
propagation of updates to replicas	4, 16
protocols table
.....access right defaults	41
.....described	26
.....NIS map correspondences	27
protocols, NIS-compatibility modesupport	56
protocols.byname map	27
protocols.bynumber map	27
prototype namespace	8
ps -efl command	23
public keys, updating	35
public_data column access rightdefaults	41
publickey.byname map	27

Q

qualified names,See fully qualified names

R

RAM, server requirements	23 to 24
read access rights,See access rights
remote logins between domains	13
replica servers
......defined	4
......domain support	21 to 22
......local replicas for subdomains	22
......maximum per domain	16, 22
......multihomed servers	17, 22
......number required	16 to 17
......propagation of updates to	4, 16
......setting up for NIS+	67
......WAN links	17, 22
......weak network links	22
requirements
......credentials	35
......mail hosts	19
......prerequisites to transition	9, 57 to 64
............administrator training	58
............communications plan	58 to 59
............data source file examination	62
............domain ownership	60 to 61
............gauging NIS+ impact	57 to 58
............name conflict resolution	61 to 62
............NIS map name changes	62
............NIS namespacedocumentation	63
............NIS server conversion plan	63
............NIS+ groups for transition	59 to 60
............resource availability	61

............tools identification	59
.....servers
............disk space	23 to 24
............domain support	20 to 22
............memory	23 to 24
............software	20
resolv.conf file
.....described	68
.....DNS request forwarding	3, 50
resource availability	61
rlogin command and passwordaging	37
.rootkey file	34
root domain
.....client support in	15
.....DNS namespace connection	68
.....name	18
.....setting up for NIS+	66 to 67
root key creation and removal	33 to 34
root-directory object access rightdefaults	39
RPC services table	26
rpc table
.....access right defaults	42
.....described	26
.....NIS map correspondence	27
rpc.bynumber map	27
rpc.nisd process
.....forwarding host requests	3
.....root domain setup	66
.....swap space required	23 to 24
rpc.yppasswd command
.....NIS+ equivalents	54
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
rpc.ypupdated command
.....NIS+ equivalents	54
.....Solaris 2.x support	52

S

scripts for conversion	59
searching for NIS maps vs. NIS+ tables	5
security	33 to 43
.....See also passwords
......access rights
............authorization classes	37
............changing	60
............defaults for namespaceobjects	39
............directories	38 to 40
............NIS+ groups	38 to 40
............NIS+ improvement	5
............NIS+ objects	38 to 40
............NIS+ tables	40 to 43
......adjusting configuration	70
......administrator impact	34 to 35
......authentication	6, 34
......authorization	6, 37
......compromises	33 to 34
......credential selection	35 to 36
......customizing for NIS+ domains	67
......encrypted password protection	42 to 43
......impact	33 to 35
............on administrators	33, 34 to 35
............on transition planning	35
............on users	34
......levels	16
......levels for domains	16, 36
......NIS and NIS+ differences	1, 6
......NIS+ groups	37 to 38
......NIS+ table access	5
......NIS-compatibility modeimplications	3
......password aging	36
......planning	9
security levels	36
sendmail program
......changing email addresses	19
......mail domain	27
sendmail.cf file	19
sendmailvars table
......described	26, 27
......sendmail program use of	19, 27
......updating	66
servers	19 to 24
......configuration
............NIS and NIS+ differences	4
............NIS-compatibility mode	47 to 48

.....conversion plan for NIS servers	63
.....decommissioning NIS servers	69
.....domain support	20 to 22
.....load issues	22 to 23
.....master	4
.....multihomed	17, 22
.....NIS and NIS+ commandequivalents	52 to 55
.....NIS-compatibility mode
............configuration	47 to 48
............NIS and NIS+ differences	4
............protocol support	56
.....overview	19 to 20
.....relationship to domains	20
.....replicas
............defined	4
............domain support	21 to 22
............local replicas for subdomains	22
............maximum per domain	16, 22
............multihomed servers	17, 22
............number required	16 to 17
............propagation of updates to	4, 16
............setting up for NIS+	67
............WAN links	17, 22
............weak network links	22
.....requirements
............disk space	23
............domain support	20 to 22
............memory	23 to 24
............software	20
.....resource availability	61
.....subdomains	12
.....workstations for	20
services table
.....access right defaults	41
.....described	26
.....NIS map correspondence	27
services.byname map	27
shadow column access right defaults	41
shell column access right defaults	41
size
.....See also limits
.....maximum clients per domain	16, 23
.....maximum replicas per domain	16, 22
......maximum subdomains perdomain	16
software
......See also Solaris
......disk space required	23
......NIS+ client/server software	20
Solaris
......multiple versions	7
......NIS+ client/server software	20
......preparing for NIS to NIS+transition	7
......release 2.2, DNS forwarding patch	4
......release 2.x
............DES encryption mechanism	34
............disk space required	23
............DNS request forwarding	50
............NIS commands supported	51
............upgrading to	7
source files, examining	62
space requirements, hard disk	23 to 24
speed,See performance
standard configuration files	59
subdomains
......See also domains
......local replicas	22
......maximum per domain	16
......names	18
......servers for	12
superusers
......keylogout(1) command and	34
swap space requirements	23 to 24
syntax for domain names	18
system tables,See tables (NIS+)

T

table column access right defaults	41 to 42
tables (NIS+)
....../etc file interoperation	27, 28
......access rights	40 to 43
............changing for columns	60
............defaults	41 to 42
......connections between	29 to 31

............links	30 to 31
............overview	29
............paths	13, 29 to 30
.....custom	28 to 29
.....described	5
.....key-value	24 to 25
.....NIS map differences	24 to 28
............/etc file interoperation	27, 28
............access controls	5
............directory location	5
............searching	5
............standard tables	24 to 27
............update propagation	4
.....NIS-compatibility mode	3
.....paths connecting domains	13, 29 to 30
.....setting up for NIS+	66
.....simplifying the NIS to NIS+transition	7
.....standard (system)
............described	25 to 26
............NIS map correspondences	26 to 27
............types	5
.....transferring NIS mapinformation	48, 66, 68
.....updating	24 to 25
telnet command and passwordaging	37
test domains	8
testing
.....namespace operation	67
.....NIS+ operation with othernamespaces	68
.....root domain operation	67
time zones
.....domains across	17
.....NIS+ table	25
/TIMEZONE file	17
timezone table	25
tools for conversion	59
training administrators	58
transaction logs	23
transferring data
......between NIS maps and NIS+tables	48, 66, 68
......between services	48 to 49
transition,See NIS to NIS+ transition

U

uid column access right defaults	41
UNIX groups table	25
updating
......namespace entries
............NIS-compatibility mode	3
......NIS and NIS+ differences	4
......NIS-compatibility mode	3
......propagation to replicas	4, 16
......public keys	35
......related tables	24 to 25
......sendmailvars table	66
user name/host name conflicts	31 to 32, 61 to 62
users
......See also clients
......changing passwords	34
......security impact	34
/usr/lib/nis/nisaddentcommand	49, 66, 68
/usr/lib/nis/nispopulatescript	49, 66, 68
utilities, Solaris 2.x support	52

V

/var/nis directory
......disk space required	23
......NIS+ table location	5
/var/yp directory
......disk space required	23
......NIS map location	5

W

WAN (wide area network) links	17, 22
workstations
......choosing for servers	20
......NIS+ tables	25

.....user name conflicts	31 to 32, 61 to 62
world class
.....access right defaults
............NIS+ objects	39
............NIS+ tables	41 to 42
.....described	38
writing a communications plan	58 to 59

Y

yp_all() API function
.....NIS+ equivalent	55
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
yp_bind() API function
.....NIS+ equivalent	55
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
yp_first() API function
.....NIS+ equivalent	55
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
yp_get_default_domain() APIfunction
.....NIS+ equivalent	55
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
yp_master() API function
.....NIS+ equivalent	55
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
yp_match() API function
.....NIS+ equivalent	55
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
yp_next() API function
.....NIS+ equivalent	55
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
yp_order() API function
.....NIS+ equivalent	56
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
yp_unbind() API function
.....NIS+ equivalent	55
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
yp_update() API function
.....NIS+ equivalent	56
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
ypbind command
.....NIS+ equivalents	53
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
ypcat command
......NIS+ equivalents	53
......Solaris 2.x support	52
ypchfn command	52
ypchsh command	52
yperr_string() API function
......NIS+ equivalent	55
......Solaris 2.x support	52
ypinit command
......NIS+ equivalents	54
......setting server names for accessoutside the subnet	3
......Solaris 2.x support	52
ypmake command
......NIS+ equivalents	55
......Solaris 2.x support	52
ypmatch command
......NIS+ equivalents	53
......Solaris 2.x support	52
yppasswd command
......Solaris 2.x support	52
yppoll command
......NIS+ equivalents	53
......Solaris 2.x support	52
ypprot_err() API function
......NIS+ equivalent	56
......Solaris 2.x support	52
yppush command
......NIS+ equivalents	55
......Solaris 2.x support	52
ypserv command
......NIS+ equivalents	54
......Solaris 2.x support	52
ypservers map	27
ypset command
......NIS+ equivalents	53
......setting server names for accessoutside the subnet	3
......Solaris 2.x support	52
ypwhich command
......NIS+ equivalents	53
......Solaris 2.x support	52
ypxfr command

.....NIS+ equivalents	54, 55
.....Solaris 2.x support	52
ypxfrd command
.....NIS+ equivalents	54
.....Solaris 2.x support	52

Z