Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) Guide

Index

Special Characters
A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

Special Characters

* character, NIS automount (2167)

& character, NIS automount (2162)

/etc/.rootkey file (2467), (2598)

/etc/defaultdomain file (2883)

/etc files

transferring information to NIS+ (2489)

/etc/irs.conf file (2450)

problems (2856)

/etc/passwd file (2596), (2804)

/etc/rc.nfs file (2516)

/etc/resolv.conf file (2448)

/etc/security/user file (2694)

-hosts map (2180)

/var/nis

renaming (2301)

/var/nis/data

renaming (2302)

/var/nis/data directory (2456)

/var/nis/trans.log file (2487)

/var/yp/securenets file (2133)

Abort_transaction: Internal database error message (2843)

Abort_transaction: Internal Error, log entry corrupt message (2845)

access rights (2780), (2783)

administering (2604)

changing (2611), (2636), (2650)

changing group (2653)

concatenation (2606)

defaults (2608), (2623)

displaying (2629)

granting (2626)

passwd command (2684)

planning (2235)

planning for tables (2238)

specifying in commands (2628)

specifying nondefault values (2634)

table column (2638), (2641), (2644), (2647)

table security (2614)

viewing (2621)

where stored (2619)

administrative rights (2784)

authentication (2773)

Authentication denied message (2922)

Authentication error message (2920)

authentication in NIS+ (2532)

components (2536)

authorization (2779)

and hierarchy (2782)

classes (2781)

process (2539)

auto_home table

default access rights (2239)

detailed description (3034)

auto_master map file (2146)

auto_master table

default access rights (2240)

detailed description (3036)

autofs and master map (2188)

automount command (2145)

automounting in NIS (2144), (2148)

direct maps (2175)

executable maps (2183)

file system types (2172)

included maps (2191)

key substitution (2159)

master map (2186)

multiple mounts (2169)

special maps (2178)

weighting factors (2156)

wildcard (2164)

bootparams map (2100)

bootparams table

default access rights (2241)

detailed description (3038)

broadcast initialization (2519)

Busy try again later message (2972)

cache manager

starting (2736)

cached public key problems (2568)

Callback: - select failed message (2847)

CALLBACK_SVC: bad argument message (2849)

Can't find suitable transport for name message (2870)

Cannot [do something] with log message (3004)

Cannot find message (2872)

Cannot get public key message (2924)

changing keys

for a principal (2595)

root (2597)

checkpointing (2356)

failure (2828)

problems (2977)

chkey command

detailed description (2594)

chkey failed message (2926)

chypdom command (2517)

client_info table

default access rights (2242)

detailed description (3040)

clients (2017)

configuring files for (2123)

configuring in NIS (2119)

initalizing subdomain machines (2436)

initalizing subdomain users (2443)

initializing clients (2732)

broadcast method (2520)

cold-start file method (2528)

host-name method (2524)

initializing users (2398)

NIS (2069)

NIS+ (2314)

removing NIS+ (2751)

setting up domain (2392)

setup with commands (2512)

cold-start file (2315)

initialization (2527)

commands

hanging (2795)

NIS+ (2036)

common key (2547)

configuration worksheets (2365)

configuring NIS+ (2359)

prerequisites (2363)

conflicts, resolving user and host name (2223)

Could not bind to server serving domainname message (2884)

cred table (2538), (2574)

default access rights (2243)

detailed description (3042)

problems (2958)

credential information (2534)

administering (2589)

and nisaddcred (2578)

creating (2576)

for administrators (2585), (2587)

where stored (2572)

credentials (2530), (2564), (2772)

DES (2774)

local (2776)

passwd command (2679)

problems (2909), (2946), (2950)

selecting (2228)

daemons

also see name of daemon (2800)

NIS+

starting in NIS-compatibility mode (2729)

stopping (2730)

portmap (2808)

ypbind (2798)

ypserv (2799)

DB_BADOBJECT status (2824)

DBM

NIS maps (2075)

default access rights (2610), (2625)

displaying (2631)

denying principal requests (2565), (2567)

DES credentials (2542), (2551), (2775)

generating (2558)

secure RPC netname (2553)

and principal name (2581)

verification field (2556)

DES key (2549)

detailed description (2575)

dictionary file (2462)

differences between NIS and NIS+ (2027)

directories

administering (2715)

contents (2720)

creating (2722)

niscat command (2716)

object properties (2718)

removing (2725)

removing objects (2727)

replicas (2723)

directories used by NIS+ (2300)

directory cache (2316)

directory object names (2325)

directory structure, NIS+ (2306)

disk space problems (3011)

DNS

overview (2018)

domain

changing (2514)

hierarchy for NIS+ (2202)

name confusion (2836)

names (2203), (2324)

NIS (2072)

nonroot

setup with commands (2504)

problems changing (2960)

problems with hierarchy (2882)

root

setup with commands (2446)

setup with scripts (2385)

structure, NIS+ (2308)

subdomain setup with commands (2500)

Domain Name System

see DNS (2019)

domainname command (2449), (2515)

electronic mail (2204)

ethers.byaddr map (2089)

ethers.byname map (2090)

ethers table

default access rights (2244)

detailed description (3044)

expansion key, NIS automount (2161)

file system types, NIS (2173)

files

transferring information to NIS+ (2490)

used by NIS+ (2298)

formatting (2150)

fully qualified name (2323)

Generic system error message (2837)

group.bygid map (2086), (2127)

group.byname map (2085), (2126)

group names (2327)

group table

default access rights (2245)

detailed description (3046)

groups

adding members (2710)

administering (2698)

creating (2708)

deleting (2709)

determining (2233)

listing members (2711)

members (2704)

object properties (2706)

problems (2985)

problems adding user (2830)

removing members (2712)

testing membership (2713)

host and user name conflicts, resolving (2222)

host-name initialization (2523)

host names (2329)

hosts.byaddr map (2087)

hosts.byname map (2088)

hosts table

default access rights (2246)

detailed description (3048)

Illegal object type for operation message (2822)

initializing

client users (2402)

clients (2733)

broadcast method (2518)

cold-start file method (2526)

host-name method (2522)

subdomain machines (2431)

subdomain users (2438)

installing

NIS (2111)

NIS+ (2358)

prerequisites (2362)

Insufficient permission to . . . message (2902)

Insufficient permission to ... message (2928)

Invalid principal name message (2861)

IP addresses

updating (2602)

key

administering in NIS+ (2591)

NIS+ passwd command (2685)

NIS maps (2077)

key substitution, NIS automount (2160)

keylogin program (2545), (2559)

decryption problem (2563)

detailed description (2592)

problems (2954), (2956)

keys

problems (2948)

keyserv daemon

problems (2952)

keyserv fails to encrypt message (2932)

keyserver (2468), (2546)

links to NIS+ tables (2219)

local credentials (2777)

see keylogin program (2593)

mail.aliases map (2101), (2128)

mail_aliases table

detailed description (3050)

mail.byaddr map (2102), (2129)

map entries, automount (2151)

map entry format (2149)

maps, NIS (2024), (2073)

direct (2176)

executable (2184)

included (2192)

master (2187)

special (2179)

transferring information to NIS+ (2493)

master server

configuring in NIS (2115)

setting up with scripts (2382)

memory problems (3009)

messages

Abort_transaction: Internal database error (2844)

Abort_transaction: Internal Error, log entry corrupt (2846)

Authentication denied (2923)

Authentication error (2921)

Busy try again later (2973)

Callback: - select failed (2848)

CALLBACK_SVC: bad argument (2850)

Can't find suitable transport for name (2871)

Cannot [do something] with log (3005)

Cannot find (2873)

Cannot get public key (2925)

chkey failed (2927)

Could not bind to server serving domainname (2885)

Generic system error (2838)

Illegal object type for operation (2823)

Insufficient permission to ... (2929)

Insufficient permission to . . . (2903)

Invalid principal name (2862)

keyserv fails to encrypt (2933)

No memory (3001)

No public key (2935)

Not exist (2869)

Not found (2867)

Not responding (2975)

Out of disk space (3003)

Password [problems] (2939)

password expired (2662), (2664)

Permission denied (2670), (2672), (2860), (2937)

Permission denied message (2915)

Possible loop detected (2840)

Security exception... (2917)

Security exception on LOCAL system (2899)

Too many failures/tries, try later (2675)

Unable to find (2875)

Unable to fork (3007)

Unable to make request (2901)

Unable to stat (2877)

Unable to stat name (2895)

Unable to stat NIS+ directory name (2897)

Unknown user (2858)

will expire (2666), (2668)

You do not have secure RPC credential (2905)

mk_nisd command (2454), (2455)

multiple mounts, NIS (2170)

name conflicts, resolving (2220), (2913)

name expansion (2331)

name services

overview (2015)

see DNS, NIS, or NIS+ (2014)

named daemon (2020)

namespace

structure (2304)

namespace, NIS+ (2296)

removing (2755)

namespace administration (2820)

naming conventions (2322)

netgroup.byhost map (2098)

netgroup.byuser map (2099)

netgroup map (2097)

netgroup table

detailed description (3052)

netgroups (2109)

netgroups.byhost map (2130)

netgroups.byuser map (2131)

netid.byname map (2104)

netmasks.byaddr map (2105)

netmasks table

default access rights (2247)

detailed description (3054)

network information services

overview (2016)

see DNS, NIS, or NIS+ (2013)

networks.byaddr map (2091)

networks.byname map (2092)

networks table

default access rights (2248)

detailed description (3056)

nicknames

NIS maps (2081)

NIS (2152)

architecture (2022)

automount (2143)

autofs (2189)

direct maps (2174)

executable maps (2182)

file system types (2171)

included maps (2190)

key substitution (2158)

map entry format (2147)

master map (2185)

multiple mounts (2168)

special maps (2177)

weighting (2155)

wildcard (2163)

chapter (2062)

clients (2068)

configuring (2118)

configuring files for (2122)

commands

list of (2195)

components of (2063)

daemons

list of (2194)

starting and stopping (2121)

domain (2071)

installing (2110)

maintaining (2132)

maps (2023), (2106)

changing (2136)

creating nonstandard (2140)

customizing input (2120)

DBM (2074)

differences between NIS+ tables and (2211)

key (2076)

makefile (2082)

nicknames (2080)

propagating (2141)

record (2078)

transferring information to NIS+ (2492)

maps, NIS

how to manage automount (2193)

master server (2066)

configuring (2114)

netgroups (2108)

overview (2021)

passwords

changing (2137)

servers (2064)

setting domain name (2112)

slave server (2067)

adding (2138)

configuring (2116)

transferring information

from NIS+ (2495)

transition to NIS+ (2197)

connecting namespaces (2286)

implementing (2278)

making namespace operational (2290)

phase I (2280)

phase II (2284)

phase III (2288)

phase IV (2292)

planning security (2225)

prerequisites (2198), (2276)

setting up namespace (2282)

upgrading domains (2294)

troubleshooting (2786), (2790)

users

adding (2139)

NIS+ (2396)

access rights

administering (2605)

changing (2612), (2637), (2651)

changing group (2654)

concatenation (2607)

defaults (2609), (2624), (2630)

granting (2627)

specifying nondefault values (2635)

table column (2639), (2642), (2645), (2648)

table security (2615)

viewing (2622)

where stored (2620)

APIs

function equivalents (2271)

authentication (2533)

components (2537)

authorization process (2540)

clients (2313)

broadcast initialization (2521)

cold-start file initialization (2529)

host-name initialization (2525)

initalizing subdomain machines (2435)

initalizing subdomain users (2442)

nisclient (2391), (2397)

setting up with commands (2513)

commands (2035)

configuration worksheets (2364)

credential information (2535)

administering (2590)

and nisaddcred (2579)

creating (2577)

creating for administrators (2586), (2588)

where stored (2573)

credentials (2531), (2566)

DES (2543), (2552)

custom tables (2212)

designing namespace (2200)

differences from NIS (2026)

directories (2299)

administering (2714)

directory search path (2335)

directory structure (2305)

domain hierarchy (2201)

domain structure (2307)

files (2297)

groups

administering (2697)

initializing client users (2401)

installing and configuring (2357)

prerequisites (2361)

links to tables (2217)

name expansion (2332)

namespace (2295)

structure (2303)

naming conventions (2321)

NIS-compatibility (2033), (2254)

API function equivalents (2268)

determining server configuration (2259)

implementing DNS forwarding (2265)

protocol support (2272)

selecting domains (2256)

transferring information (2262)

troubleshooting (2855)

NIS_PATH (2334)

overview (2025)

passwd entries

limiting access to (2496)

passwords

administering (2657)

paths to tables (2214)

populating

standard tables (2390)

subdomain master tables (2422)

principals (2311), (2768)

removing (2750)

removing namespace (2754)

replicas (2408)

creating subdomain (2424)

restoring to previous environment (2752)

scripts (2367)

nisclient (2370)

nispopulate (2369)

nisserver (2368), (2377)

security (2031), (2764)

servers

setting up nonroot (2403)

setting up root (2378)

setting up with commands (2477)

servers structure (2309)

setting up (2360), (2395)

clients (2511)

nonroot domain (2501)

nonroot servers (2407)

replicas (2412)

root domain (2444)

root master (2383)

servers (2475)

subdomain replicas (2428)

subdomains (2417), (2498)

tables (2479)

subdomains (2413)

initializing client machines (2430)

initializing client users (2437)

populating master tables (2418)

tables (2338)

administering (2742)

determining configurations (2207)

differences between NIS maps and (2209)

nispopulate (2386)

populate options (2485)

searchable columns (2029)

security and access rights (2616)

set up options (2343)

set up with commands (2481)

updating (2354)

transferring information to NIS+ (2494)

transition from NIS (2196)

connecting namespaces (2285)

implementing (2277)

making namespace operational (2289)

phase I (2279)

phase II (2283)

phase III (2287)

phase IV (2291)

planning security (2224)

prerequisites (2199), (2275)

setting up namespace (2281)

upgrading domains (2293)

troubleshooting (2788)

NIS (Network Information Service)

servers

master (2142)

troubleshooting

different versions of maps (2813)

NIS automount (2166)

nis_cachemgr (2570)

problems (2991), (3028)

nis_cachemgr command

detailed description (2734)

NIS_COLD_START file (2459), (2471)

NIS-compatibility mode (2034), (2255), (2257), (2258), (2260) , (2261), (2263), (2264), (2266), (2267) , (2269), (2270), (2273), (2274)

NIS_DEFAULTS environment variable (2613), (2632)

NIS_GROUP environment variable (2451), (2491), (2507)

NIS_PATH environment variable (2333), (2337)

problems (2979)

NIS_SHARED_DIRCACHE file (2460), (2470), (2571), (2735)

nisaddcred command (2037), (2466), (2509), (2544)

credential information (2580)

nisaddent command (2038), (2353), (2749)

niscat command (2039), (2465), (2505), (2705), (2717) , (2744)

nischgrp command (2040), (2655), (2702)

nischmod command (2041), (2682)

nischown command (2042), (2652), (2680)

nischttl command (2043), (2320)

detailed description (2740)

nisclient command (2541)

nisclient script (2372), (2394), (2400), (2434), (2441)

nisdefaults command (2044), (2633), (2681), (2703)

nisgrep command (2045), (2746)

nisgrpadm command (2046), (2506), (2510), (2699)

detailed description (2707)

nisinit command (2047), (2452)

detailed description (2731)

failure (2825)

nisln command (2048), (2747)

nislog command

detailed description (2739)

nisls command (2049), (2464), (2701)

detailed description (2719)

nismatch command (2050), (2745)

nismkdir command (2051), (2348), (2508)

detailed description (2721)

nismkuser command (2052)

nispasswd command (2053)

nisping command

detailed description (2738)

nispopulate script (2351), (2376), (2388), (2421)

nisrm command (2054)

detailed description (2726)

nisrmdir command (2055)

detailed description (2724)

nisrmuser command (2056)

nisserver script (2345), (2374), (2380), (2406), (2411) , (2416), (2427)

nissetup command (2057), (2347), (2447), (2463), (2478) , (2700), (2748)

nisshowcache command (2058), (2317), (2458)

detailed description (2737)

nistbladm command (2059), (2349), (2350), (2640), (2643) , (2646), (2649), (2691), (2743)

nistbladmn command (2683)

detailed description (2686)

nisupdkeys command (2060), (2469), (2600), (2603)

No memory message (3000)

No public key message (2934)

nonroot domain

also see subdomains (2503)

setup with commands (2502)

Not exist message (2868)

Not found message (2866)

Not responding message (2974)

null map (2181)

object properties (2457)

operating system security (2757)

authentication (2762)

gates (2758)

secure RPC password (2759)

options (2484)

Out of disk space message (3002)

passwd.byname map (2083), (2124)

passwd.byuid map (2084), (2125)

passwd command (2061), (2658)

detailed description (2678)

passwd table

default access rights (2249)

detailed description (3058)

limiting access to entries (2497)

Password [problems] message (2938)

password expired message (2661), (2663)

passwords

administering (2656)

aging (2231), (2687)

changing (2673)

choosing (2676)

criteria (2693)

defaults (2692)

expiration (2688)

failure limits (2695)

problems (2944), (2962), (2968), (3019), (3021) , (3026)

problems after changing (2864)

requirements (2677)

secure RPC (2760)

paths to NIS+ tables (2216)

pbind daemon

inoperable (2806)

performance

large logs (2987)

problems (2970)

Permission denied message (2669), (2671), (2859), (2914), (2936)

permissions

problems (2966)

populating

subdomain master tables (2423)

tables, options (2486)

tables using commands (2482)

portmap daemon (2807), (2818)

Possible loop detected message (2839)

principals (2312)

names (2330)

and secure RPC netname (2584)

security (2769)

process problems (3013)

protocols.byname map (2095)

protocols.bynumber map (2096)

protocols table

default access rights (2250)

detailed description (3060)

public key

cache problems (2569)

publickey.byname map (2103)

query

problems (2997)

random DES key (2548)

record

NIS maps (2079)

remote login problems (3023)

remote procedure call

see RPC, rpc table, rpc.bynumber map (2474)

replicas

creating (2409)

creating subdomain (2429)

out of sync problems (2888)

problems (2983), (3030)

replicated file systems (2153)

replicating file systems with NIS automount (2154)

resource problems (2999)

root domain

setup with commands (2445)

setup with scripts (2384)

root.object file (2453)

RPC

secure netname (2473), (2555)

and principal name (2583)

rpc.bynumber map (2093)

rpc.nisd command

detailed description (2728)

rpc.nisd daemon

problem (2852)

problems (2989)

rpc.nisd_resolv daemon

rpc.nisd_resolv (2853)

rpc.nispasswdd (2696)

rpc table

default access rights (2251)

detailed description (3062)

rsh command

troubleshooting (2793)

scripts

nisclient (2371), (2393), (2399), (2433), (2440)

nispopulate (2352), (2375), (2387), (2420)

nisserver (2346), (2373), (2379), (2405), (2410) , (2415), (2426)

search path for NIS+ (2336)

search paths for NIS+ tables (2342)

searchable columns of tables (2028)

secure RPC netname (2472), (2550), (2554)

and principal name (2582)

secure RPC password (2761)

keylogin cannot decrypt (2560)

problems (2964)

security

choosing level (2229)

determining groups (2232)

NIS+ (2032), (2763)

administrative rights (2785)

authentication (2765)

authorization (2766), (2778)

credentials (2771)

levels (2770)

principals (2767)

operating system (2756)

password aging (2230)

planning access rights (2234)

planning for transition (2226)

planning table access rights (2236)

problems (2911), (2919)

selecting credentials (2227)

table

access rights (2617)

Security exception... message (2916)

Security exception on LOCAL system message (2898)

sendmail (2205)

sendmailvars table

default access rights (2252)

servers

NIS (2065)

problems (2812)

problems (2993), (2995)

removing from an NIS+ server (2753)

selecting for NIS+ (2206)

setting up

nonroot (2404)

root master (2381)

with commands (2476)

structure, NIS+ (2310)

services.byname map (2094)

services table

default access rights (2253)

detailed description (3064)

setting

NIS domain name (2113)

slave server

configuring in NIS (2117)

structure (2339)

subdomains

creating (2414)

creating replicas (2425)

initializing client machines (2432)

initializing client users (2439)

populating master tables (2419)

setup with commands (2499)

tables

administering (2741)

auto_home (3033)

auto_master (3035)

bootparams (3037)

client_info (3039)

cred (3041)

custom (2213)

determining NIS+ configurations (2208)

differences between NIS maps and NIS+ (2210)

entry names (2328)

ethers (3043)

formatting requirements (3032)

group (3045)

hosts (3047)

links (2218)

mail_aliases (3049)

names of (2326)

netgroup (3051)

netmasks (3053)

networks (3055)

passwd (3057)

paths (2215)

planning access rights (2237)

populating (2483)

standard (2389)

with commands (2480)

problems (2981)

protocols (3059)

rpc (3061)

search paths (2341)

searchable columns (2030)

security

access rights (2618)

services (3063)

set up options (2344)

storage (3031)

structure (2340)

timezone (3065)

updating (2355)

time-to-live field, see TTL (2319)

timezone table

detailed description (3066)

Too many failures/tries, try later message (2674)

transaction log (2461), (2488)

problems truncating (2834)

troubleshooting

NIS (2787), (2791)

client problems (2792)

hung commands (2794)

identifying server problems (2811)

unavailable service (2803)

ypbind inoperable (2805)

ypserv inoperable (2816)

ypwhich inconsistent (2809)

NIS+ (2789), (2819)

automounter (2891)

blanks in name (2890)

cannot add group user (2829)

cannot delete org_dir or groups_dir (2841)

cannot truncate (2833)

changing domains (2959)

checkpoint failure (2827)

checkpointing (2976)

confused domain name (2835)

cred table (2957)

credentials (2908), (2945), (2949)

disk space (3010)

disk space problem (2832)

domain hierarchy confusion (2881)

groups (2984)

illegal object type (2821)

incorrect path (2880)

keylogin (2953), (2955)

keys, outdated (2947)

keyserv (2951)

logs and performance (2986)

logs too large (2831)

memory (3008)

missing or corrupted files (2889)

multiple rpc.nisd processes (2851)

namespace database (2842)

nis_cachemgr (2990), (3027)

NIS_PATH (2978)

nisinit failure (2826)

object does not exist (2886)

object not found (2865)

out-of-sync replica (2887)

ownership (2892)

passwords (2943), (2961), (2967), (3018), (3020) , (3025)

performance (2969)

permissions (2893), (2907), (2965)

processes (3012)

query hangs (2996)

remote login (3022)

replicas (2982), (3029)

resources (2998)

rpc.nisd (2988)

secure RPC password (2963)

security (2910), (2918)

servers (2992), (2994)

spelling error (2879)

syntax error (2878)

system hangs (2971)

tables (2980)

unable to do tasks (2906)

user issues (3014)

user/machine names (2912)

NIS-compatibility (2854)

cannot log in after password change (2863)

TTL (2318)

Unable to find message (2874)

Unable to fork (3006)

Unable to make request message (2900)

Unable to stat message (2876)

Unable to stat name message (2894)

Unable to stat NIS+ directory name message (2896)

Unknown user message (2857)

updating

IP addresses (2601)

public keys (2599)

user and host name conflicts, resolving (2221)

user problems (3015)

verification field for DES (2557)

weighting factors, NIS automount (2157)

wildcards (2165)

will expire message (2665), (2667)

worksheets for NIS+ configuration (2366)

You do not have secure RPC credential message (2904)

ypbind daemon (2070), (2796)

ypserv daemon (2134), (2797), (2817)

ypservers map (2107), (2815)

ypset command (2801)

ypwhich command (2802)

inconsistent (2810)

ypxfr command (2814)

ypxfrd daemon (2135)