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


*Part 1 --Introduction*
1. Introduction to the Federated Naming Service (FNS)	3
...What Is FNS?	4
...What Is XFN?	5
...Why FNS?	5
......Uniform Naming Interface	5
......Uniform Means of Composing Names	6
......Coherence in Naming	7
...FNS in the Solaris Environment	8
......FNS and NIS+	8
......FNS and DNS	9
......FNS and X.500	9
......FNS-based File Naming	9
......FNS-based Printer Naming	9
......FNS and Applications	10


2. The XFN Model	11
...XFN Architectural Model	11
......References	11
......Contexts	12
......Attributes	13
......Compound Names	13
......Composite Names	15
......XFN Links	15
...... Initial Context	16
... User's View	17
...File System View	18
...Application View	19
...API Usage Model	22
*Part 2 --FNS Policies*
3. Introduction to FNS Policies	25
...Policy Overview	26
......What FNS Policies Specify	26
......What FNS Policies Do Not Specify	26
......What FNS Enterprise Policies Arrange	28
...Examples of Composite Names	29
...How FNS Policies Relate to NIS+	30
......NIS+ Domains and FNS Organizational Units	30
......NIS+ Users and FNS Users	31
......NIS+ Hosts and FNS Hosts	32


...Target Client Applications of FNS Policies	32
......Example Application: Calendar Service	33
4. Policies for the Enterprise Namespace	37
...Namespaces in the Enterprise	37
......Organizational Unit Namespace	38
......Site Namespace	38
......User Namespace	39
......Host Namespace	39
......Service Namespace	39
......Printer Namespace	40
......File Namespace	40
...... Namespace Identifiers	41
...Structure of the Enterprise Namespace	42
......Enterprise Root	45
......Organizational Units	46
......Sites	47
......Users	49
......Hosts	50
......Services	51
......Files	52
......Printers	53
...Initial Context Bindings for Naming Within the Enterprise	54
......User-related Bindings	56
......Host-related Bindings	58


......"Shorthand" Bindings	59
5. Policies for the Global Namespace	61
...The Global Namespace	61
... Initial Context Bindings for Global Naming	62
...Federating DNS	62
...Federating X.500	63
*Part 3 --Administration*
6. Administering FNS on NIS+	69
...Setting Up FNS	70
......Estimating Resource Requirements	70
......Setting Up NIS+ Service for FNS	70
......Setting Up the FNS Namespace	71
......Replicating FNS Service	72
...Creating FNS Contexts Individually	73
......Organization Context	75
......All Hosts Context	76
......Single Host Context	76
......All-Users Context	77
......Single User Context	78
......Service Context	79
......Printer Context	80
......Generic Context	80
......Site Context	81
......File Context	82


......Namespace Identifier Context	82
...Managing and Examining FNS Contexts	83
......Displaying the Binding	83
......Listing the Context	85
......Binding a Composite Name to a Reference	89
......Removing a Composite Name	91
......Renaming an Existing Binding	91
......Destroying the Named Context	92
...Managing and Examining FNS Attributes	92
......Adding an Attribute	92
......Deleting an Attribute	93
......Listing an Attribute	93
......Modifying an Attribute	94
......Other Options	94
...Maintaining Consistency Between NIS+ and FNS	94
......Checking Naming Inconsistencies	95
...Advanced FNS and NIS+ Issues	96
......Mapping FNS Contexts to NIS+ Objects	96
......Browsing FNS Structures Using NIS+ Commands	97
......Checking Access Control	98
...Significance of Double Slashes	99
...Significance of Trailing Slash	100
...Error Messages	100
......FNS Message Descriptions	101


...Troubleshooting	104
......Cannot Obtain Initial Context	104
......Nothing in Initial Context	105
......"No Permission" Messages	105
......`fnlist` Does Not List Suborganizations	106
......Cannot Create Host- or User-related Contexts	107
......Cannot Remove a Context I Created	107
......"Name in Use" With `fnunbind`	108
......"Name in Use" With `fnbind`/`fncreate -s`	108
......`fndestroy`/`fnunbind` Does Not Return "Operation Failed"
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7. Federating NIS+ With Global Naming Systems	111
...Obtaining the NIS+ Root Reference	111
...Federating NIS+ Under DNS	112
...Federating NIS+ Under X.500	114
8. Administering the File System Namespace	117
...The FNS File System Namespace	117
......NFS File Servers	118
......The Automounter	119
...Creating File Contexts	120
......Creating the Input File	121
......Using Command-line Input	123
......Advanced Input Formats	124
......Backward Compatibility Input Format	125


...Administering File Contexts	126
9. Administering the Printer Namespace	127
...The Printer Namespace	127
...Administering Printer Contexts	128
......Using Files	128
......Using NIS	129
......Using NIS+	129
*Part 4 --Application Programming*
10. Interfaces for Writing XFN Applications	133
...XFN Interface Overview	133
......Interface Conventions	134
......Usage	134
......Abstract Data Types	134
......Memory-Management Policies	135
...The Base Context Interface	135
......Names in Context Operations	136
......Requirements for Supporting the Context Operations	136
......Status Objects	137
......Getting Context Handles	137
......Lookup and List Contexts	138
......Updating Bindings	140
......Managing Contexts	141
......Other Context Operations	142
...The Base Attribute Interface	143


......XFN Attribute Model	143
......Relationship to Naming Operations	144
......Status Objects	145
......Single-Attribute Operations	145
......Multiple-Attribute Operations	147
...Status Objects and Status Codes	150
...Parameters Used in the Interface	153
......Composite Names	153
......References and Addresses	153
......Identifiers	154
......Strings	155
......Attributes and Attribute Values	155
......Attribute Sets	155
......Attribute-Modification Lists	155
...Parsing Compound Names	156
......Syntax Attributes	156
......XFN Standard Syntax Model	156
11. XFN Composite Names	159
...Syntax	159
...Composite Name and Naming System Boundaries	161
......Strong Separation	161
......Weak Separation	162
...Composite Name Resolution	163
......Explicit NNSPs: Junctions	163


......Implicit NNSPs	164
......Coexistence of Explicit and Implicit NNSPs	165
......XFN Links	165
12. XFN Programming Examples	167
...Namespace Browser Example	168
......Compiling and Executing Browser Example	175
......Commands	175
......Sample Output	176
...Printer Programming Example	178
......Client	179
......Server	181
A. XFN Composite Names Syntax	185
...Composite Name Encoding	185
...Backus-Naur Form (BNF)	186
...Decomposing the Composite Name String	187
...Composing the Composite Name String	189
B. DNS Text Record Format for XFN References	191
C. X.500 Attribute Syntax for XFN References	195
...Object Classes	195
Glossary	201
Index	207