Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP)

APPENDIXASolaris 10 Software Updates to DNS,NIS, and LDAPThe Solaris 10 version of the System Administration Guide: Naming and DirectoryServices (DNS, NIS, and LDAP) includes updates to DNS BIND and pam_ldap. It alsoincorporates some minor changes and additions to other content, as well as correctionsto several documentation errors.Service Management Facility ChangesThe DNS, NIS, and LDAP services are now managed by the Service ManagementFacility. Administrative actions on these services, such as enabling, disabling, orrestarting, can be performed by using the svcadm command. The service’s status canbe queried by using the svcs command. For an overview of SMF, refer to “ManagingServices (Overview)” in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration. Also refer tothe svcadm(1M) and svcs(1) man pages for more details.Information specific to each service described in this book can be found in thefollowing sections.■ “DNS and the Service Management Facility” on page 49■ “NIS and the Service Management Facility” on page 80■ “LDAP and the Service Management Facility” on page 178■ “NIS-to-LDAP Tools and the Service Management Facility” on page 228■ “NIS+ to LDAP Tools and the Service Management Facility” on page 253For information about NIS+ and the Service Management Facility, see SystemAdministration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+).293