System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (FNS and NIS+)


	www.sun.com	docs.sun.com \|


	System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (FNS and NIS+)
	Copyright Preface Part I About Naming and Directory Services 1. The Name Service Switch Part II NIS+ Setup and Configuration 2. NIS+: An Introduction 3. NIS+ Setup Scripts 4. Configuring NIS+ With Scripts 5. Setting Up the Root Domain 6. Configuring NIS+ Clients Introduction to Setting Up NIS+ Clients Configuring the Client Security Considerations Prerequisites Information You Need Configuring the Client--Task Map How to Configure an NIS+ Client Setting Up DNS Forwarding Changing a machine's Domain Name Security Considerations Information You Need Changing a machine's Domain--Task Map How to Change a Client's Domain Name Initializing an NIS+ Client Broadcast Initialization How to Initialize a Client--Broadcast Method Initializing a Client by Host Name Initializing Client Using a Cold-Start File NIS+ Client Configuration Summary 7. Configuring NIS+ Servers 8. Configuring a Non-Root Domain 9. Setting Up NIS+ Tables Part III NIS+ Administration 10. NIS+ Tables and Information 11. NIS+ Security Overview 12. Administering NIS+ Credentials 13. Administering NIS+ Keys 14. 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 New Security Mechanism Credentials -Example Adding New Keys to NIS+ Directory Objects Adding New Public Keys to NIS+ Directory Objects--Example Configuring NIS+ Servers to Accept New Security Mechanism Credentials Configuring NIS+ Servers to Accept New Security Mechanism Credentials--Example Configuring Machines to Use New Security Mechanism Credentials Configuring Machines to Use New Security Mechanism Credentials--Examples Changing the Password Protecting New Credentials Change Password Protecting New Credentials--Example Configuring Servers to Accept only New Security Mechanism Credentials Configuring Servers to Accept only New Security Mechanism Credentials--Example Removing Old Credentials from the cred Table Removing old Credentials from the cred Table--Example 15. Administering NIS+ Access Rights 16. Administering Passwords 17. Administering NIS+ Groups 18. Administering NIS+ Directories 19. Administering NIS+ Tables 20. Server-Use Customization 21. NIS+ Backup and Restore 22. Removing NIS+ 23. Information in NIS+ Tables 24. NIS+ Troubleshooting Part IV FNS Setup, Configuration and Administration 25. Federated Naming Service (FNS) Part V Transitioning Between Naming Services 26. Transitioning from NIS to NIS+ 27. Transitioning From NIS+ to LDAP A. Error Messages Glossary Index