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Solaris Naming Administration 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 Introduction to Solaris Naming
1. Introduction to Name Services
What Is a Name Service?
Solaris Name Services
2. The Name Service Switch
About the Name Service Switch
The nsswitch.conf Template Files
DNS and Internet Access
Adding Compatibility With +/- Syntax
The Switch File and Password Information
FNS and the Name Service Switch
Part II NIS+ Introduction and Overview
3. Introduction to NIS+
About NIS+
What NIS+ Can Do for You
How NIS+ Differs From NIS
NIS+ Security
NIS+ and the Name Service Switch
Solaris 1.x Releases and NIS-Compatibility Mode
NIS+ Administration Commands
NIS+ API
4. The NIS+ Namespace
NIS+ Files and Directories
Structure of the NIS+ Namespace
Directories
Domains
Servers
NIS+ Clients and Principals
Naming Conventions
NIS_PATH Environment Variable
5. NIS+ Tables and Information
NIS+ Table Structure
Ways to Set Up Tables
6. Security Overview
Solaris Security--Overview
NIS+ Security--Overview
NIS+ Authentication and Credentials--Introduction
NIS+ Authorization and Access--Introduction
The NIS+ Administrator
NIS+ Password, Credential, and Key Commands
Part III Administering NIS+
7. Administering NIS+ Credentials
NIS+ Credentials
How Credentials Work
The DES Credential in Detail
Where Credential-Related Information Is Stored
The cred Table in Detail
Creating Credential Information
Administering NIS+ Credential Information
8. Administering NIS+ Keys
NIS+ Keys
Keylogin
Changing Keys for an NIS+ Principal
Changing the Keys
Updating Public Keys
Updating Client Key Information
9. Administering Enhanced Security Credentials
Diffie-Hellman Extended Key
Transitioning to a New Public Key-based Security Mechanism
Configuring NIS+ Security Mechanisms
Creating New Security Mechanism Credentials
Adding New Keys to NIS+ Directory Objects
Configuring NIS+ Servers to Accept New Security Mechanism Credentials
Configuring Workstations to Use New Security Mechanism Credentials
Changing the Password Protecting New Credentials
Configuring Servers to Accept only New Security Mechanism Credentials
Removing Old Credentials from the cred Table
10. Administering NIS+ Access Rights
NIS+ Access Rights
Introduction to Authorization and Access Rights
Specifying Access Rights in Commands
Displaying NIS+ Defaults--The nisdefaults Command
Setting Default Security Values
Specifying Nondefault Security Values at Creation Time
Changing Object and Entry Access Rights
Specifying Column Access Rights
Changing Ownership of Objects and Entries
Changing an Object or Entry's Group
11. Administering Passwords
Using Passwords
Administering Passwords
12. Administering NIS+ Groups
Solaris Groups
NIS+ Groups
Related Commands
NIS+ Group Member Types
Using niscat With NIS+ Groups
The nisgrpadm Command
13. Administering NIS+ Directories
NIS+ Directories
Using the niscat Command With Directories
The nisls Commandniscat Command With Directories
The nismkdir Command
The nisrmdir Command
The nisrm Command
The rpc.nisd Command
The nisinit Command
The nis_cachemgr Command
The nisshowcache Command
Pinging and Checkpointing
The nislog Command
The nischttl Command
14. Administering NIS+ Tables
NIS+ Tables
The nistbladm Command
Creating a New Table
Deleting a Table
Adding Entries to a Table
Modifying Table Entries
Removing Table Entries
The niscat Command
Displaying the Contents of a Table
Displaying the Object Properties of a Table or Entry
The nismatch and nisgrep Commands
The nisln Command
The nissetup Command
The nisaddent Command
15. Server-Use Customization
NIS+ Servers and Clients
NIS+ Over Wide Area Networks
Optimizing Server-Use--Overview
Using the nisprefadm Command
Viewing Current Server Preferences
How to Specify Preference Rank Numbers
Specifying Global Server Preferences
Specifying Local Server Preferences
Modifying Server Preferences
How to Remove Servers From Preference Lists
How to Replace an Entire Preferred Server List
Specifying Preferred-Only Servers
Ending Use of Server Preferences
Putting Server Preferences Into Immediate Effect
16. NIS+ Backup and Restore
Backing Up Your Namespace With nisbackup
Restoring Your NIS+ Namespace With nisrestore
Using Backup/Restore to Set Up Replicas
Replacing Server Machines
17. Removing NIS+
Removing NIS+ From a Client Machine
Removing NIS+ From a Server
Removing the NIS+ Namespace
Part IV Administering NIS
18. Network Information Service (NIS)
NIS Introduction
NIS Machine Types
NIS Elements
NIS Binding
Differences Between This and Earlier NIS Versions
19. Administering NIS
Password Files and Namespace Security
Administering NIS Users
Working With NIS Maps
Adding a New Slave Server
Using NIS with C2 Security
Changing a Machine's NIS Domain
Using NIS in Conjunction With DNS
Turning Off NIS Services
NIS Problem Solving and Error Messages
Part V Administering FNS
20. FNS Quickstart
Federated Naming Service (FNS)
Composite Names and Contexts
Enterprise Naming Services
Global Naming Services
FNS Naming Policies
Getting Started
Browsing the FNS Namespace
Updating the Namespace
Federating a Global Namespace
Copying and Converting FNS Contexts
Namespace Browser Programming Examples
21. Federated Naming Overview
XFN and FNS
The XFN Model
Federated Naming Service
FNS in the Solaris Environment
Solaris Enterprise-Level Naming Services
Global Naming Services
FNS and Applications
Administering FNS
Troubleshooting and Error Messages
22. FNS Policies
Introduction to FNS and XFN Policies
Policies for the Enterprise Namespace
Enterprise Root
FNS and Enterprise Level Naming
FNS File System Namespace
The FNS Printer Namespace
Policies for the Global Namespace
23. FNS and Enterprise Name Services
FNS and Enterprise-Level Naming Services
Choosing an Enterprise-Level Name Service
FNS and Naming Service Consistency
Selecting a Naming Service
Advanced FNS and NIS+ Issues
Advanced FNS and NIS Issues
Advanced FNS and File-Based Naming Issues
24. Enterprise Level Contexts
Creating Enterprise Level Contexts
Administering Enterprise Level Contexts
25. Administering File Contexts
File Contexts Administration
Creating a File Context With fncreate_fs
Advanced Input Formats
Backward Compatibility Input Format
26. FNS and Global Naming Systems
FNS and Global Naming Systems
Obtaining the Root Reference
Federating Under DNS
Federating Under X.500/LDAP
27. Administering FNS Attributes
Attributes Overview
Examining Attributes
Updating Attributes
Part VI Administering DNS
28. Introduction to DNS
DNS Basics
Introducing the DNS Namespace
Zones
DNS Servers
How DNS Affects Mail Delivery
DNS Configuration and Data Files
Data File Resource Record Format
Solaris DNS BIND Implementation
29. Administering DNS
Trailing Dots in Domain Names
Modifying DNS Data Files
Adding and Deleting Machines
Adding Additional DNS Servers
Creating DNS Subdomains
DNS Error Messages and Problem Solving
Part VII Appendices
A. Problems and Solutions
Troubleshooting NIS+
NIS Problems and Solutions
DNS Problems and Solutions
FNS Problems and Solutions
B. Error Messages
About Error Messages
Common Namespace Error Messages
C. Information in NIS+ Tables
NIS+ Tables
auto_home Table
auto_master Table
bootparams Table
client_info Table
cred Table
ethers Table
group Table
hosts Table
mail_aliases Table
netgroup Table
netmasks Table
networks Table
passwd Table
protocols Table
rpc Table
services Table
timezone Table
D. FNS Reference Formats and Syntax
DNS Text Record Format for XFN References
X.500 Attribute Syntax for XFN References
Glossary
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