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

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

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)

FNS Quickstart

X/Open Federated Naming (XFN)

Why FNS?

Composite Names and Contexts

Composite Names

Contexts

Attributes

FNS and the Name Service Switch

Maintaining Consistency Between FNS and the Switch File

Namespace Updates

Enterprise Naming Services

NIS+

NIS

Files-Based naming files

Global Naming Services

Designating a Non-Default Naming Service

Creating the FNS Namespace

NIS+ Considerations

NIS Considerations

Files Considerations

Browsing the FNS Namespace

Listing Context Contents

Displaying the Bindings of a Composite Name

Showing the Attributes of a Composite Name

Searching for FNS Information

Updating the Namespace

FNS Administration Privileges

Binding a Reference to a Composite Name

Removing Bindings

Creating New Contexts

Creating File Contexts

Creating Printer Contexts

Destroying Contexts

Working With Attributes

Federating a Global Namespace

Copying and Converting FNS Contexts

Namespace Browser Programming Examples

Listing Names Bound in a Context

Creating a Binding

Listing and Working Wtih Object Attributes

Searching for Objects in a Context

Setting Up FNS: An Overview

Determining Resource Requirements

Preparing the Namespace for FNS

Preparing the Namespace for FNS -- Task Map

How to Prepare NIS+ Service for FNS

How to Prepare NIS Service for FNS

Preparing Files-Based Naming for FNS

Creating Global FNS Namespace Contexts

Creating Global FNS Namespace Contexts -- Task Map

How to Create Namespace Contexts Under NIS+

How to Create Namespace Contexts Under NIS

How to Create Namespace Contexts Under Local Files

Replicating FNS Service

Replicating FNS Service -- Task Map

How to Replicate FNS Under NIS+

How to Replicate FNS Under NIS

How to Replicate FNS Under Files-Based Naming

FNS Administration, Problem Solving, and Error Messages

FNS Error Messages

DNS Text Record Format for XFN References

X.500 Attribute Syntax for XFN References

Object Classes

Creating Enterprise Level Contexts

Creating an Organization Context

Namespace Identifier Context

Administering Enterprise Level Contexts

Displaying the Binding

Listing the Context

Binding a Composite Name to a Reference

Removing a Composite Name

Renaming an Existing Binding

Destroying a Context

Administering FNS: Attributes Overview

Examining Attributes

Searching for Objects Associated With an Attribute

Customizing Attribute Searches

Updating Attributes

Adding an Attribute

Deleting an Attribute

Listing an Attribute

Modifying an Attribute

Other Options

FNS and Enterprise-Level Naming Services

Choosing an Enterprise-Level Name Service

FNS and Naming Service Consistency

FNS and Solstice AdminSuite

Checking Naming Inconsistencies

Selecting a Naming Service

Default Naming Service

When NIS+ and NIS Coexist

Advanced FNS and NIS+ Issues

Mapping FNS Contexts to NIS+ Objects

Browsing FNS Structures Using NIS+ Commands

Checking Access Control

Advanced FNS and NIS Issues

NIS and FNS Maps and Makefiles

Large FNS Contexts

Printer Backward Compatibility

Migrating From NIS to NIS+

Advanced FNS and File-Based Naming Issues

FNS Files

Migrating From Files-Based Naming to NIS or NIS+

Printer Backward Compatibility

File Contexts Administration

Creating a File Context With fncreate_fs

Creating File Contexts With an Input File

Creating File Contexts With Command-line Input

Advanced Input Formats

Multiple Mount Locations

Variable Substitution

Backward Compatibility Input Format

Introduction to FNS and XFN Policies

What FNS Policies Specify

What FNS Policies Do Not Specify

Policies for the Enterprise Namespace

Default FNS Enterprise Namespaces

Enterprise Namespace Identifiers

Default FNS Namespaces

Significance of Trailing Slash

FNS Reserved Names

Composite Name Examples

Structure of the Enterprise Namespace

Enterprise Root

Using Three Dots to Identify the Enterprise Root

Using org// to Identify the Enterprise Root

Enterprise Root Subordinate Contexts

Initial Context Bindings for Naming Within the Enterprise

FNS and Enterprise Level Naming

How FNS Policies Relate to NIS+

How FNS Policies Relate to NIS

How FNS Policies Relate to Files-Based Naming

Target Client Applications of FNS Policies

FNS File System Namespace

NFS File Servers

The Automounter

The FNS Printer Namespace

Policies for the Global Namespace

Initial Context Bindings for Global Naming

Federating DNS

Federating X.500/LDAP

FNS Problems and Solutions

Cannot Obtain Initial Context

Nothing in Initial Context

"No Permission" Messages (FNS)

fnlist Does not List Suborganizations

Cannot Create Host- or User-related Contexts

Cannot Remove a Context You Created

Name in Use with fnunbind

Name in Use with fnbind/fncreate -s

fndestroy/fnunbind Does Not Return Operation Failed

Some Common Error Messages

Part V Transitioning Between Naming Services

26. Transitioning from NIS to NIS+

A. Error Messages

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

Glossary

Index