Chapter 19. Name Services
Terms you'll need to understand:
Name services
The /etc files configuration
Domain Name System (DNS)
Network Information Service (NIS)
Network Information Service Plus (NIS+)
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Authentication and authorization
The name service switch
Techniques you'll need to master:
Configuring the name service switch
Configuring NIS master and slave servers
Configuring NIS clients
Updating and adding NIS maps
This chapter describes the name services supported by the Solaris 8 operating system. The first part provides an overview. The second part covers the Network Information Service (NIS) in more detail. The third part summarizes the Network Information Service Plus (NIS+). This chapter covers the ...
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