The sunwtlsu package is needed to provide usr sfwbincertutil. From which file, the system getting the default configuration without the etcnf file. Build your own sparc workstation with qemu and solaris. Emc host connectivity guide for oracle solaris dell technologies. See creating locations in configuring and administering network components in oracle solaris 11.
Only solaris 8 and solaris 9 systems with the ldap name service enabled in the etcnf file for any of the following databases are affected by this issue. In solaris 11 the dns client etcnf is managed by smf. Solaris provides extensive control over the means of looking up various name services, including dns. Im still a bit confused as to when the resolve module should be used instead of dns in. This should manage the standard 15 databases nss supports, plus the sudo entry respected by sudo since the 1. Configure name service mapping in the etcnf file on all cluster nodes to. The first 3 lines make that change to nf and save it in a new file, replace the old file, then set the right permissions. How to configure dns server and client on solaris 11. The name service switch nss configuration file, etcnf, is used by the gnu c library and certain other applications to determine the sources from which to obtain nameservice information in a range of categories, and in what order. These packages are available from the oracle software downloads page. The official documentation, starting with the integrated load balancer overview, does a great job of explaining this feature. A system administrator usually configures the operating systems name services using the file etcnf. Configuring a dns client and name service switch manually in solaris 11. In solaris 11 the dns client etcnf is managed by smf the awesome service management facility.
Solaris smf name serviceswitch doesnt config properly. Somehow the nss code must be told about the wishes of the user. So, you just need to edit,save and restart the services. Oracle solaris 11 is leaving the svr4 file based system administration of solaris 10 behind. Copy over nf and nf refer to client configuration files. A way of expressing nf configurations declaratively. The confighost property defines both the hosts and ipnodes entries in etcnf, while the configpassword property defines the passwd entry. For example, if you change a machines naming service from files to nis, you need to configure the name service switch to use nis. I just want to alter hosts lookup as hosts files dns nis can i just create a nsswitc. In solaris 8 and solaris 9 a buffer overflow in the ldap. Next we tell it what nameserver to use by adding a line to the nf file. If dns resolution of hostnames has not been setup, the nf file must be configured in addition to nf. If your primary enterpriselevel name service is based on etc files, follow the directions described in enabling a machine to use dns.
The following tables contrast the structure of these operating systems. Things have changed since solaris 10 and solaris 11 express too. If the user you are looking for is listed in both places, the information in. Im not sure how well known it is that solaris 11 contains a load balancer. By default, solaris doesnt use a nameserver at all so we need to enable it.
This lists databases such as passwd, shadow and group and one or more sources for obtaining that information. Use the download button below or simple online reader. In solaris 11 the etcnf is automatically populated by the dnsclient service and manual edits will be lost when the dnsclient service is started or restarted. Load the information from the file into the smf repository. Conf file and dns issue solutions experts exchange. Cifs sharing on solaris 11 oracle paulies world in a blog.
The file extension pdf and ranks to the documents category. Im testing my nf file owing to some resolving issues on my sun solaris 8 boxes. It uses smf to manage the configuration state of many services. When you change a machines naming service, you need to modify that machines name service switch information accordingly. For each database, this file contains a specification of how the lookup process should work. I have the following line at the top of my etcnf file. In other words, it resolves the ip address to hostname and hostname to ip address. For more information about obtaining the appropriate rights to perform specific tasks, see using your assigned administrative rights in securing users and processes in oracle solaris 11. With proper configuration, nis is ready to use dns from the time it is installed. Once you have configured the dns client settings in solaris, you need to alter the etcnf file. Conf file and dns issue from the expert community at experts exchange.
Domain name system is responsible for assigning domain names and mapping those names to ip address. Solaris 11 nf messed up, need to edit it from an alternate kernel. Previously in solaris 10, all the configurations are inside a text file. You can download oracle solaris 11 live media for x86, which is an. But in solaris 11, they are using smf service to perform the configuration. Top 10 free linux distributions for desktop and servers. We dont have nf file configured in the system etc direcctory. How to get started configuring your network in oracle. Here are some additional oracle solaris 11 resources. Thats why we need to connect online to download the packages and to install them on the host. Indeed, dpkg s etcnf does not return any results on artful. All solaris systems use the etcnf file as the name service switch file. On solaris there is a file etcnf that can be used to reverse the order.
Everytime i reboot the server, nf got deleted and it created a new nf. The systemd has in it %post hardcode that it has to add the myhostname to the hosts line in nf why is myhostname added to etcnf when updating systemd red hat customer portal red hat customer portal. So, question is why nf file is present in system when nsswithc does everthing becz as of old architecture follows nf file, today also some system first looks for nf. This question is not a question of that other question, because the solutions listed there do not work for etcnf. To set values for the etcnf administrators must set properties in the dnsclient service. Sssd can use nss as a provider for several types of nss maps. Solaris 11 no longer uses the nf to manage these things, its managed via the service. The nf file is loaded with the contents of a template file during the installation of the solaris, depending on the name service that is selected.
If the inteface cards are added manually later on in new system, they will use system mac address and it is possible that multiple devices will have same mac address. The following is a sample etcnf file for solaris ipa clients. Solaris 11 cheat sheet 1556378 there is document solaris 11 cheat sheet 1556378 available here for reading and downloading. The first of the following lines from nf causes the system to search for password information in etcpasswd and, if that fails, to use nis to find the information. The name service switch nss service maps system identities and services with configuration sources. Thus, you need following commands to check whether ip address, default gateway. Managing the name service switch oracle solaris administration. Each category of information is identified by a database name. The etcnf configuration file became a read only file which reflects the current state of the smf service. Solaris to aix use this reference to contrast the aix version 4. Because the ldapclient will modify the etcnf to not use dns anymore, things might break during the setup. So, given the above lines in your files, the default name resolution order would be to check etc.
So what happens when your unix user accounts are served up from ldap and nf and the ldap client service is. Configuring a dns client and the name service switch in. How you enable a machine to use dns depends on your underlying enterpriselevel name service. On the solaris server, smf nameservice switch nss config is not configured properly. Greetings, ip address lookups usually go to dns first, then etchosts. Secondly, if it was even the same conf file i wouldnt be able to authenticate in. After reconfiguring the service, confirm that the etcnf file has been created. Be prepared to update the systems to the last released support repository update sru for oracle solaris 11. Tasks are grouped according to major categories that are listed below.
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