15 relations: BIND, Computing, Database, Directory service, Domain Name System, Gecos field, Information, Kerberos (protocol), Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, Name Service Switch, Network Information Service, Passwd, Project Athena, Unix, Unix-like.
BIND
BIND, or named, is the most widely used Domain Name System (DNS) software on the Internet.
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Computing
Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computers.
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Database
A database is an organized collection of data, stored and accessed electronically.
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Directory service
In computing, directory service or name service maps the names of network resources to their respective network addresses.
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Domain Name System
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network.
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Gecos field
The gecos field, or GECOS field is an entry in the /etc/passwd file on Unix, and similar operating systems.
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Information
Information is any entity or form that provides the answer to a question of some kind or resolves uncertainty.
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Kerberos (protocol)
Kerberos is a computer network authentication protocol that works on the basis of tickets to allow nodes communicating over a non-secure network to prove their identity to one another in a secure manner.
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an open, vendor-neutral, industry standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
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Name Service Switch
The Name Service Switch (NSS) is a facility in Unix-like operating systems that provides a variety of sources for common configuration databases and name resolution mechanisms.
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Network Information Service
The Network Information Service, or NIS (originally called Yellow Pages or YP), is a client–server directory service protocol for distributing system configuration data such as user and host names between computers on a computer network.
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Passwd
passwd is a tool on most Unix and Unix-like operating systems used to change a user's password.
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Project Athena
Project Athena was a joint project of MIT, Digital Equipment Corporation, and IBM to produce a campus-wide distributed computing environment for educational use.
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Unix
Unix (trademarked as UNIX) is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems that derive from the original AT&T Unix, development starting in the 1970s at the Bell Labs research center by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and others.
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Unix-like
A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification.
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