rpc.ypupdated(1M) System Administration Commands rpc.ypupdated(1M)NAME
rpc.ypupdated, ypupdated - server for changing NIS information
SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/rpc.ypupdated [-is]
DESCRIPTION
ypupdated is a daemon that updates information in the Network Informa‐
tion Service (NIS). ypupdated consults the updaters(4) file in the
/var/yp directory to determine which NIS maps should be updated and how
to change them.
By default, the daemon requires the most secure method of authentica‐
tion available to it, either DES (secure) or UNIX (insecure).
On start up, ypupdated checks for the existence of a NIS to LDAP (N2L)
configuration file, /var/yp/NISLDAPmapping. If the file is present,
ypupdated generates an informational message and exits. ypupdated is
not supported in N2L mode.
OPTIONS-i Accept RPC calls with the insecure AUTH_UNIX credentials.
This allows programmatic updating of the NIS maps in all net‐
works.
-s Accept only calls authenticated using the secure RPC mecha‐
nism (AUTH_DES authentication). This disables programmatic
updating of the NIS maps unless the network supports these
calls.
FILES
/var/yp/updaters Configuration file for rpc.updated command.
/var/yp/NISLDAPmapping Configuration file for N2L
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │ SUNWypu │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Evolving │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOkeyserv(1M), updaters(4), NISLDAPmapping(4), attributes(5)
System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS,
and LDAP)
NOTES
The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow
Pages (YP). The functionality of the two services remains the same.
Only the name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a registered trade‐
mark in the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications PLC, and it
must not be used without permission.
SunOS 5.10 20 Mar 2003 rpc.ypupdated(1M)