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Solaris Naming Setup and Configuration Guide
Book Information
Preface
Who Should Use This Book
How This Book Is Organized
Related Books
Ordering Sun Documents
What Typographic Changes Mean
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
Part I Naming Service Setup
1. Setting Up the Name Service Switch
Name Service Switch
The nsswitch.conf File
Selecting a Different Configuration File
Enabling a Machine to Use DNS
Adding Compatibility With +/- Syntax
Part II NIS+ Setup and Configuration
2. Getting Started With NIS+
NIS+ Overview
Setup and Configuration Preparation
Preparing the Existing Namespace
Two Configuration Methods
3. NIS+ Setup Scripts-Introduction
About the NIS+ Scripts
What the NIS+ Scripts Will Do
What the NIS+ Scripts Will Not Do
4. Configuring NIS+ With Scripts
NIS+ Configuration Overview
Creating a Sample NIS+ Namespace
Setting Up NIS+ Root Servers
Populating NIS+ Tables
Setting Up NIS+ Client Machines
Initializing NIS+ Client Users
Setting Up NIS+ Servers
Creating a Root Replica Server
Creating a Subdomain
Populating the New Subdomain's Tables
Creating Subdomain Replicas
Initializing Subdomain NIS+ Client Machines
Initializing Subdomain NIS+ Client Users
Summary of Commands for the Sample NIS+ Namespace
5. Setting Up the Root Domain
Introduction to Setting Up the Root Domain
Standard Versus NIS-Compatible Configuration Procedures
Establishing the Root Domain
Root Domain Configuration Summary
6. Configuring NIS+ Clients
Introduction to Setting Up NIS+ Clients
Configuring the Client
Changing a Workstation's Domain Name
Initializing an NIS+ Client
NIS+ Client Configuration Summary
7. Configuring NIS+ Servers
Setting Up an NIS+ Server
Adding a Replica to an Existing Domain
Server Configuration Summary
8. Configuring a Non-root Domain
Setting Up a Non-root Domain
Subdomain Configuration Summary
9. Setting Up NIS+ Tables
Setting Up Tables
Populating Tables--Options
Populating NIS+ Tables From Files
Populating NIS+ Tables From NIS Maps
Transferring Information From NIS+ to NIS
Limiting Access to the Passwd Column to Owners and Administrators
Table Population Summaries
Part III NIS Setup and Configuration
10. Configuring NIS Service
NIS in the Solaris 7 release
Before You Begin Configuring NIS
Planning Your NIS Domain
NIS Configuration Steps
Preparing the Master Server
Starting NIS Service on the Master Server
Setting Up NIS Slave Servers
Setting Up NIS Clients
NIS Maps
NIS Administration, Problem Solving, and Error Messages
Part IV FNS Setup and Configuration
11. FNS Setup and Configuration
Setting Up FNS--Overview
Determining Resource Requirements
Preparing the Namespace for FNS
Creating Global FNS Namespace Contexts
Replicating FNS Service
FNS Administration, Problem Solving, and Error Messages
Part V DNS Setup and Configuration
12. Setting Up DNS Clients
Solaris DNS BIND Implementation
Setting Up DNS Service
Client Set Up
The Resolver
Creating the resolv.conf File
Modifying the /etc/nsswitch.conf File
13. Setting Up DNS Servers
Setting Up DNS Servers
Server Configuration and Data File Names
Domain Names
resolv.conf File
The named.conf File
Specifying Server Function
Setting Up the Data Files
Initializing the Server
Testing Your Installation
Setting Up Subdomains
Setting Up a Non-Internet Root Master
A Practical Example
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