Solaris 9 Naming Services

Overview/Description
To explain the Solaris naming services and demonstrate how to use them

Target Audience
System administrators of Solaris; experienced system administrators of other UNIX or Linux-based operating systems who are moving to Solaris 9

Prerequisites
Familiarity with managing a computer system running under any variant of UNIX or Linux; experience in interacting with a Solaris operating environment as an administrator; experience in using the vi text editor

Expected Duration (hours)
3.2

Lesson Objectives

Solaris 9 Naming Services

explain the main features and uses of naming services.

explain the use of the nsswitch.conf file.

explain how to use NIS in a Solaris system.

explain how to set up NIS for Solaris and how to update NIS maps.

explain the function of NIS+ in a Solaris system.

set up NIS+ in a Solaris system.

set up a NIS+ server and clients in a Solaris system.

set up NIS+ for a Solaris system.

explain how to set up DNS and LDAP clients for a Solaris system.

set up LDAP and DNS clients.