Ariel Ruiz It302 Assignment 8.1 1. Which company originally created NIS under the name Yellow Pages, and then later changed the name since it was owned by “another corporation”? NIS was developed by Sun Microsystems. 2. What configuration file is used to tell Linux which system (NIS, DNS, files, etc.) to use for name resolution, authentication, etc.? The /etc/ncsd.conf configuration file is used to tell Linux which system to use for name resolution, authentication, etc. 3. The file format for an NIS database file is called a dbm. 4. Which Linux file generates two maps in NIS? The /etc/passwd file generates two maps: one indexed by username, the other indexed by UID. These maps are named passwd.byname and passwd.byuid. 5. What utility is used to display raw information from an NIS server? The ypmatch utility or ypcat utility is used to display raw information from an NIS server. 6. Which is the name of the init script for LDAP: ldap or slapd The name of the init script for LDAP is slapd. 7. What is the name for the root, or top level, entry in an LDAP directory?
DSE is the root, or top level entry in an LDAP directory. 8. Expand and explain the following acronyms: a. CN = Common Name = is the attribute value used in the Relative Distinguished Name (RDN) b. DC = Domain Component = my-domain c. DN = Distinguished Name = uniquely identifies each entry in an LDAP directory. d. DSE = DSA Specific Entry = is the root, or top-level entry in an LDAP directory e. LDIF = LDAP Data Interchange Format = is used to represent LDAP entries in text form 9. On which port does unencrypted LDAP traffic go? Unencrypted LDAP traffic goes on port 389. 10. What utility is used to encrypt a password for use with LDAP? Use the slappasswd utility to encrypt a password for use with