ypmake(1M)ypmake(1M)NAMEypmake - create or rebuild Network Information Service databases
SYNOPSIS
source_directory] NIS_domain] passwd_file] shadow_file] [map [map ...]]
source_directory] NIS_domain] passwd_file] shadow_file] [map ...]
Remarks
The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Yellow
Pages (yp). Although the name has changed, the functionality of the
service remains the same.
DESCRIPTION
is a shell script that builds one or more Network Information Service
(NIS) maps (databases) on a master NIS server. If no arguments are
specified, either creates maps if they do not already exist or rebuilds
maps that are not current. These maps are constructed from ASCII
files. then executes to notify slave NIS servers of the change and
make the slave servers copy the updated maps to their machines (see
yppush(1M)).
If any maps are supplied on the command line, creates or updates those
maps only. Permissible names for maps are the filenames in listed
under FILES below. In addition, specific maps can be named, such as or
The command can be used instead of (see make(1)). The no longer calls
the script but now actually constructs the maps. All NIS commands have
been modified to use the instead of The and can co-exist, but it is
recommended that you consider using the which is the standard mechanism
for building maps on other vendor's machines.
Both the and script use five variables:
The directory containing the ASCII
source files from which maps are con‐
structed. defaults to
Causes to construct maps for the specified
NIS_domain. defaults to the NIS domain
shown by (see domainname(1)).
When non-null (null by default),
inhibits copying the new or updated
databases to the slave NIS servers.
Only slave NIS servers in the specified
domain receive notification when is
null.
Does the same thing as and sends a "clear current map" request
to the local process.
Specifies the full pathname of the ASCII
file that should use when building the
NIS passwd maps. defaults to
Specifies the full pathname of the ASCII file that
must use in conjunction with the to
build NIS password maps. is ignored if
is set to 0 in defaults to
The order of arguments passed to is unimportant, but the maps are built
or updated in the left-to-right order provided.
Refer to ypfiles(4) and ypserv(1M) for an overview of Network Informa‐
tion Service.
NOTE: The file contains IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. collects data from
the file and builds four maps, namely and The and maps contain IPv4
data and the and maps contain IPv4 and IPv6 data.
DIAGNOSTICS
returns one of the following exit codes upon completion:
0 Normal termination; no problems.
1 One or more unrecognized arguments were passed.
2 The NIS domain name is not set.
3 The subdirectory used to contain maps for a specific NIS
domain, does not exist or is not writable.
4 An error was encountered when building at least one of the
maps.
5 One or more maps' ASCII files do not exist or are unread‐
able.
EXAMPLES
Create or rebuild the password databases (both the and maps) from and
use to copy the databases to any slave NIS servers in the default NIS
domain:
Create or rebuild the hosts databases from but do not copy the data‐
bases to any slave NIS servers:
Create or rebuild the network maps from and copy the maps to any slave
NIS servers in NIS domain
AUTHOR
was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
FILESSEE ALSOdomainname(1), make(1), makedbm(1M), ypinit(1M), yppush(1M),
ypserv(1M), group(4), hosts(4), netgroup(4), networks(4), passwd(4),
protocols(4), publickey(4), rpc(4), services(4), ypfiles(4).
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