Abstract
NIS+ is one of the Network Information Services and is a widely used network protocol. It allows networked machines to have a common interface regardless of the workstation that a user logs into. NIS+ keeps all information in tables to support a common interface between networked machines. In most cases, the information is controlled in a centralized manner. Centralized management of NIS+ tables in large systems is a tedious and costly task. An appealing possibility is to use role and role hierarchy to facilitate decentralized administration of NIS+ tables which has not been previously recognized in the literature. This paper presents decentralized administration of NIS+ tables using the notion of role and shows how to simulate its hierarchy in NIS+ groups.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 100-104 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | International Journal of Computers and Applications |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Hardware and Architecture
- Computer Science Applications
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design