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

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  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

  7.  Configuring NIS+ Servers

  8.  Configuring a Non-Root Domain

  9.  Setting Up NIS+ Tables

Setting Up Tables

Populating Tables--Options

Populating NIS+ Tables From Files

Files Security Considerations

Prerequisites

Information You Need

Populating NIS+ Tables From Files -- Task Map

How to Populate NIS+ Tables From Files

Populating NIS+ Tables From NIS Maps

Maps Security Considerations

Prerequisites

Information You Need

Populating NIS+ Tables From NIS Maps -- Task Map

How to Populate Tables From Maps

Transferring Information From NIS+ to NIS

NIS to NIS+ Security Considerations

Prerequisites

Transferring Information From NIS+ to NIS -- Task Map

How to Transfer Information From NIS+ to NIS

Limiting Access to the Passwd Column to Owners and Administrators

Passwd Column Security Considerations

Prerequisites

Information You Need

Limiting Access to the Passwd Column to Owners and Administrators --Task Map

How to Limit Read Access to the Passwd Column

Table Population Summaries

  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

  15.  Administering NIS+ Access Rights

  16.  Administering Passwords

  17.  Administering NIS+ Groups

Solaris Groups

NIS+ Groups

Related Commands

NIS+ Group Member Types

Member Types

Nonmember Types

Group Syntax

Using niscat With NIS+ Groups

Listing the Object Properties of a Group

The nisgrpadm Command

Creating an NIS+ Group

Deleting an NIS+ Group

Adding Members to an NIS+ Group

Listing the Members of an NIS+ Group

Removing Members From an NIS+ Group

Testing for Membership in an NIS+ Group

  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