The first part of this question is to show you folks using SunOS that it
isn't all bad. The second part asks questions on choosing domain names
for NIS and DNS and how they fit together. In a small (smaller than Martin)
organization it would be easier to make this decision. But here I have to
fit in with corporate as much as possible.
I'm running AIX 3.2 on RS6000's. Page 14-44 of "Communication Concepts and
Procedures" states the following:
In the middle of the page:
"Resolver routines on hosts running TCP/IP attempt to resolve names using the
following sources in the order listed:
1. The DOMAIN (named) name server
2. The local /etc/hosts file.
I you are using network information service (NIS) for name resolution, resolver
routines will attempt to resove names using the following sources in the order listed:
1. The DOMAIN (named) name server
2. Network Information Service (NIS)
If you are using network information service (NIS) for name resolution, the
local /etc/hosts file will not be consulted."
Later on on the _SAME_ page...
"NOTE: I you are using network information service for name resolution, resolver routines will attempt to resolve names using the following sources in the order listd:
1. Network Information Service
2. The DOMAIN (named) name server
3. The local /etc/hosts file"
I've read this 30 times or more to see if there is some 'qualifying' information
on this page but I can't see it.
Well, which is it? Should I set up my NIS master server as a DNS server also?
If I do that should I be using my own DNS domain name. (Right now I'm part
of den.mmc.com should I be page.mmc.com or page.den.mmc.com or page.com -
with all the hassles of talking to NIC to set things up right)
If I set up my NIS master as a DNS server, should it be primary (so I have
to worry about domain names again) or secondary or cache or forwarding.
What about the NIS slaves?
Maybe I should dump NIS names altogether and use only DNS names, but that can
really mess up some of my network applications that depend on the hostname
without the domain extension. Domain extensions also mess up .rhosts and
