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Table 5-10 alphabetically lists the NIS+ commands, shows the NIS equivalent command (if appropriate) and where the command can be used, and describes how the command is used. See the appropriate manual pages for more information about these commands.
NIS+ Command | NIS Command | Used For | Description |
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nisaddcred* | N/A | Authentication | Maintain credentials for NIS+ principals and store them in the Cred table. |
nisaddent | N/A | Tables | Put information from ASCII files or NIS maps into NIS+ tables. |
nisbackup | N/A | Back up NIS+ master server | Back up NIS+ master server running Solaris 2.5 release or later. |
nis_cachemgr | N/A | NIS+ directories | Start the NIS+ cache manager on an NIS+ client. |
niscat* | ypcat | Tables | Display the format or the content of NIS+ tables and directory objects. |
nischgrp | N/A | Objects | Change the NIS+ group owner of an NIS+ object. |
nischmod | N/A | Objects | Change the access rights that an NIS+ object grants. Access can be changed for four categories of NIS+ principal: Nobody, Owner, Group, and World. |
nischown | N/A | Objects | Change the owner of an NIS+ object. |
nischttl | N/A | Objects | Change the time-to-live value for an NIS+ object. |
nisdefaults | N/A | Objects | Show the default values for an NIS+ principal: domain name, group name, system name, NIS+ principal name, access rights, directory search path, and time to live. |
nisgrep* | ypmatch | Tables | Search for entries in an NIS+ table. |
nisgrpadm | N/A | Administration | Use to display information for, create, or destroy an NIS+ group; also use to add, remove, or test for members of existing groups. |
nisinit | ypinit | Administration | Initialize an NIS+ client or server. |
nisln | N/A | Objects | Create a symbolic link between two NIS+ objects. |
nisls. | N/A | NIS+ directories | List the contents of an NIS+ directory. |
nismatch* | ypmatch | Tables | Search for entries in an NIS+ table. |
nismkdir | N/A | NIS+ directories | Create an NIS+ directory and specify its master and replica servers. |
nispasswd* | yppasswd | Authentication | Change NIS+ password information. |
nisping* | yppush yppoll | NIS+ directories | Update or checkpoint updates to domain replicas. |
nisrestore | N/A | Restore NIS+ master server | Restore NIS+ master server running Solaris 2.5 release or later. |
nisrm | N/A | Objects | Remove NIS+ objects from the namespace. |
nisrmdir | N/A | NIS+ directories | Remove NIS+ directories from the namespace. |
nissetup | N/A | Domains | Create org_dir and groups_dir directories and a complete set of standard, unpopulated NIS+ tables for an NIS+ domain. |
nisshowcache | N/A | Administration | List the contents of the NIS+ shared cache that the NIS+ cache manager maintains. |
nistbladm* | N/A | Tables | Create or delete NIS+ tables and modify or delete entries in an existing NIS+ table. |
nisupdkeys | N/A | Directories | Update the public keys stored in an NIS+ directory object. |
*An asterisk means that the NIS+ command is one that you are likely to use frequently.
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