Preface
Solaris Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (FNS and NIS+) describes the setup, configuration, and administration of the Solaris™ 9 operating environment naming and directory services: NIS+ and FNS. This manual is part of the Solaris 9 System and Network Administrator collection.
Note - NIS+ might not be supported in a future release. Tools to aid the migration from NIS+ to LDAP are available in the Solaris 9 operating environment (see Part V). For more information, visit http://www.sun.com/directory/nisplus/transition.html.
Who Should Use This Book
This manual is written for experienced system and network administrators.
Although this book introduces networking concepts relevant to Solaris naming and directory services, it explains neither the networking fundamentals nor the administration tools in the Solaris operating environment.
How This Book Is Organized
This manual is divided into parts according to the respective naming and directory services.
About Naming and Directory Services: Part I
NIS+ Setup and Configuration: Part II
NIS+ Administration: Part III
FNS Setup, Configuration and Administration: Part IV
Transitioning Between Naming Services: Part V
NIS+ Error Messages: Appendix A, Error Messages
Related Books
DNS and Bind, by Cricket Liu and Paul Albitz, (O' Reilly, 1992)
Managing FNS and NFS, by Hal Stern, (O' Reilly, 1993)
Accessing Sun Documentation Online
The docs.sun.comSM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output | Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output | machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value | To delete a file, type rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 | Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized. | Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P-2 Shell Prompts
Shell | Prompt |
|---|---|
| C shell prompt | machine_name% |
| C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |