Solaris 9 Sun Certified System Administrator Study Guide
- Name Service Cache Daemon (NSCD)
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The Solaris service that caches information found in the name service switch file, nsswitch.conf.
- name service switch file
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The local /etc/nsswitch.conf file, which contains information on which naming services the computer is to use.
- namespace
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The collection of computers served by a domain server, such as a NIS, NIS+, DNS, or LDAP server.
- network client
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A computer on the network that retrieves its networking configuration information from a network configuration server.
- network configuration server
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A computer on the network that provides networking configuration information, such as an IP address, to network clients.
- Network File System (NFS)
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A distributed (network-based) file system that enables you to share files and directories from one computer and to access those resources from any other computer on the network.
- Network Information Service (NIS)
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One of the early naming services developed for use with Solaris. NIS uses a flat naming structure.
- Network Information Service Plus (NIS+)
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A naming service, designed for use with Solaris, that uses a hierarchical naming structure.
- network interface card (NIC)
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Also called a network adapter, it's a hardware device in the computer that enables the computer to participate in a networked environment.
- nice number
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A number that modifies the default priority of a process. By using a nice number, you can grant certain processes more or less processor time than they would normally get. If your process concedes processor time, it's said to be a "nice process."
- NIS domain
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The logical grouping of computers configured to use a particular NIS server.
- NIS maps
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The files in which naming service information is stored on a NIS server.
- NIS+ tables
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The files in which naming service information is stored on a NIS+ server.
- Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM)
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A portion of the OpenBoot PROM that contains built-in hardware diagnostics, device information, device aliases, the host ID, Ethernet address, and system Time of Day (TOD) clock.
- Non-Volatile Random Access Memory Run Control (NVRAMRC)
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A portion of NVRAM that is capable of permanently storing device alias information.
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