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

■You can query the status of NIS by using the svcs command.■Examples of svcs command and output.# svcs network/nis/serverSTATE STIME FMRIonline Jan_10 svc:/network/nis/server:default■■■# svcs \*nis\*STATE STIME FMRIdisabled 12:39:18 svc:/network/rpc/nisplus:defaultdisabled 12:39:18 svc:/network/nis/server:defaultdisabled 12:39:20 svc:/network/nis/passwd:defaultdisabled 12:39:20 svc:/network/nis/update:defaultdisabled 12:39:20 svc:/network/nis/xfr:defaultonline12:42:16 svc:/network/nis/client:defaultExample of svcs -l command and output.# svcs -l /network/nis/clientfmrisvc:/network/nis/client:defaultenabled truestate onlinenext_state nonerestarter svc:/system/svc/restarter:defaultcontract_id 99dependency exclude_all/none svc:/network/nis/server (offline)dependency require_all/none svc:/system/identity:domain (online)dependency require_all/restart svc:/network/rpc/bind (online)dependency require_all/none svc:/system/filesystem/minimal (online)You can use the svccfg utility to get more detailed information about aservice. See the svccfg(1M) man page.You can check a daemon’s presence by using the ps command.# ps -e | grep rpcbinddaemon 100806 1 0 Sep 01 ? 25:28 /usr/sbin/rpcbindNote – Do not use the -f option with ps because this option attempts totranslate user IDs to names, which causes more naming service lookups thatmight not succeed.Planning Your NIS DomainBefore you configure machines as NIS servers or clients, you must plan the NISdomain.Decide which machines will be in your NIS domain. An NIS domain does not have tobe congruent with your network. A network can have more than one NIS domain, andthere can be machines on your network that are outside of your NIS domain.Chapter 5 • Setting Up and Configuring NIS Service 81