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absolute pathnames, symbolic links and: 6.4.2. Absolute and relative pathnames

absolute values, server response time threshold: 16.2. Measuring performance

accelerated make phenomenon: 7.4.1. File attribute caching

AccessMode field, NFS log record: 14.6. NFS server logging

accounting domain: 3.1. Masters, slaves, and clients

accounts, password hashes: 3.2.2. Installing the NIS master server

ACLs (Access Control Lists): 12.4.8. Access control lists

access denial: 12.4.8.1. ACLs that deny access
NFS and: 12.4.8.2. ACLs and NFS

Address Resolution Protocol (see ARP)

13.1. Broadcast addresses

addresses

broadcast addresses: 13.1. Broadcast addresses

Ethernet: 1.2.2. Ethernet addresses

13.1. Broadcast addresses

host: 1.3.2. IP host addresses

IP: 1.3.2. IP host addresses

IP to MAC mapping: 13.2.3. IP to MAC address mappings

IPv6: 1.3.6. IP Version 6

unspecified: 1.3.6.3. IP Version 6 unspecified address

MAC: 1.2.2. Ethernet addresses

unicast: 13.1. Broadcast addresses

admhostadd command: 8.2. Setting up a diskless client

administration

centralized managment: 5.4. Centralized versus distributed management
diskless clients: 8. Diskless Clients
distributed management: 5.4. Centralized versus distributed management
NFS diagnostic tools: 14.1. NFS administration tools
NIS, advanced: 4.3. Advanced NIS server administration

administrative files

appending to: 3.2.4. Enabling NIS on client hosts
deleting: 3.2.4. Enabling NIS on client hosts
inspecting: 3.2.2. Installing the NIS master server
referencing: 3.2.4. Enabling NIS on client hosts
replaced files, local copies: 3.2.4. Enabling NIS on client hosts

AdminSuite: 8. Diskless Clients

dataless configuration: 8.7.1. Dataless clients
diskless client and: 8.2. Setting up a diskless client
forms: 8.2. Setting up a diskless client

advisory locking, file locking: 11.1.3. Mandatory versus advisory locking

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard): 12.5.7. NFS security futures

aliases, domains: 5.1.4. Domain aliases

aliases map, domains: 4.4. Managing multiple domains

allocating servers, domains: 4.1.3. Number of NIS servers per domain

ampersand (&), automounter maps: 9.4.1. Key substitutions

anonymous users, mapping: 12.4.3. Unknown user mapping

appending administrative files: 3.2.4. Enabling NIS on client hosts

architecture

networks, dataless clients: 8.7.1. Dataless clients
platform: 8.2. Setting up a diskless client
processor: 8.2. Setting up a diskless client

ARP: 1.3.2. IP host addresses

8.3.1. Reverse ARP requests
13.1. Broadcast addresses
duplicate replies: 15.1. Duplicate ARP replies
request and reply mismatches: 15.1. Duplicate ARP replies
UDP packets and: 15.1. Duplicate ARP replies

arrays, data representation and: 1.5.2. External data representation

ASCII code

files, converting to DBM: 3.3.6. Map naming
source files, NIS maps: 3.2.3. Installing NIS slave servers

asymmetric key encryption: 12.5.2.2. Asymmetric key encryption

async threads: 18.5. NFS async thread tuning

buffer cache: 7.3.2. Client I/O system
decreasing, performance and: 18.5. NFS async thread tuning
dirty page clustering: 7.3.2. Client I/O system

ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) networks: 17.3.2. ATM and FDDI networks

attribute timeouts: 6.3.3. Mount options

attributes

caching: 18.6. Attribute caching
files, caching and: 7.4.1. File attribute caching

AUTH_DES security flavor: 12.5.4.1. Old terms: AUTH_DES, secure RPC, and, secure NFS

AUTH_DH security flavor, Diffie-Hellman authentication: 12.5.4. AUTH_DH: Diffie-Hellman authentication

Authenticated field, NFS log record: 14.6. NFS server logging

authentication: 12.2. How secure are NIS and NFS?

Kerberos V5: 12.5.5.1. Kerberos V5

AUTH_SYS security flavor: 12.2. How secure are NIS and NFS?

autofs automounter: 9.1.2. Inside the automounter

automountd daemon: 9.2.2. Command-line options

automounter: 6. System Administration Using the Network File System

6.3. Mounting filesystems

advanced operations: 9.5. Advanced map tricks

autofs: 9.1.2. Inside the automounter

9.1.2.2. The autofs automounter

hierarchical mounts: 9.5.2. Hierarchical mounts

maps

ampersand (&): 9.4.1. Key substitutions

direct: 9.1. Automounter maps

9.1.3. Direct maps
9.3.2. Updating NIS-managed automount maps
9.5.3. Conversion of direct maps

executable: 9.5.5. Executable indirect maps

indirect: 9.1. Automounter maps

9.1.1. Indirect maps
9.5.4. Multiple indirection

master: 9.1. Automounter maps

9.2. Invocation and the master map

NIS and: 9.3.1. Mixing NIS and files in the same map

NIS-managed, updating: 9.3.2. Updating NIS-managed automount maps

null map: 9.2.3. The null map

substitutions: 9.4. Key and variable substitutions

naming schemes and: 6.6. Naming schemes

NIS integration: 9.3. Integration with NIS

overview: 9. The Automounter

pinging, remote servers: 9.5.1. Replicated servers

reasons to use: 9. The Automounter

remote filesystems, cron and: 9.6.2. Avoiding automounted filesystems

replication servers: 9.5.1. Replicated servers

servers, replicated: 9.5.1. Replicated servers

side effects, long search paths: 9.6.1. Long search paths

symbolic links and: 9.1.1. Indirect maps

timouts: 9.2.4. Tuning timeout values

user-level automounters: 9.1.2.1. User-level automounters

variables, built-in: 9.4.2.1. Builtin variables

auto_tools indirect map, user-level automounter and: 9.1.2.1. User-level automounters

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