Chapter 5. Introducing the NIS+ Environment
 | NIS+ is a network information service that was introduced with the first Solaris release. NIS+ is a repository of administrative information, the foundation for the Solaris Management Console applications, and a storage place for network resource information that users can access without knowing the specific location of the resource. NIS+ is a component of ONC+™ (Open Network Computing Plus). ONC+ consists of a set of new and enhanced core services for enterprise-wide distributed computing. ONC+ services—including NIS+, TI-RPC (transport-independent RPC), and enhanced NFS—are completely compatible and ... |
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