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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
  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
  15.  Administering NIS+ Access Rights
  16.  Administering Passwords
  17.  Administering NIS+ Groups
  18.  Administering NIS+ Directories
NIS+ Directories
Using the niscat Command With Directories
Listing the Object Properties of a Directory
Using the nisls Command With Directories
Listing the Contents of a Directory--Terse
Listing the Contents of a Directory--Verbose
The nismkdir Command
Creating a Directory
Adding a Replica to an Existing Directory
The nisrmdir Command
Removing a Directory
Disassociating a Replica From a Directory
The nisrm Command
Removing Nondirectory Objects
The rpc.nisd Command
Starting an NIS-Compatible Daemon
Starting a DNS-Forwarding NIS-Compatible Daemon
Stopping the NIS+ Daemon
The nisinit Command
Initializing a Client
Initializing the Root Master Server
The nis_cachemgr Command
Starting and Stopping the Cache Manager
The nisshowcache Command
Displaying the Contents of the NIS+ Cache
Pinging and Checkpointing
The nisping Command
Displaying When Replicas Were Last Updated
Forcing a Ping
Checkpointing a Directory
The nislog Command
Displaying the Contents of the Transaction Log
The nischttl Command
Changing the Time-to-Live of an Object
Changing the Time-to-Live of a Table Entry
  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