ypmake(1M) System Administration Commands ypmake(1M)NAMEypmake - rebuild NIS database
SYNOPSIS
cd /var/yp ; make [map]
DESCRIPTION
The file called Makefile in /var/yp is used by make(1S) to build the
Network Information Service (NIS) database. With no arguments, make
creates dbm databases for any NIS maps that are out-of-date, and then
executes yppush(1M) to notify slave databases that there has been a
change.
If you supply a map on the command line, make will update that map
only. Typing make passwd will create and yppush the password database
(assuming it is out of date). Likewise, make ipnodes and make networks
will create and yppush the ipnodes and network files, $(INETDIR)/ipn‐
odes and $(DIR)/networks.
There are four special variables used by make: DIR, which gives the
directory of the source files; NOPUSH, which when non-null inhibits
doing a yppush of the new database files; INETDIR, which gives the
directory of the ipnodes source file; and DOM, which is used to con‐
struct a domain other than the master's default domain. The default for
DIR is /etc, and the default for INETDIR is /etc/inet. The default for
NOPUSH is the null string.
Refer to ypfiles(4) and ypserv(1M) for an overview of the NIS service.
If a NIS to LDAP (N2L) configuration file, /var/yp/NISLDAPmapping, is
present, the NIS server components run in N2L mode. In N2L mode, the
server components use a new set of map files with an LDAP-prefix, based
on the LDAP DIT. In N2L mode, authoritative NIS information is obtained
from the DIT. The NIS source files and ypmake have no role, and they
should not be used. If ypmake is accidentally run, then the server com‐
ponents will detect this, and will log a warning message. For addi‐
tional information, see ypfiles(4).
FILES
/var/yp Directory containing NIS configuration files.
/etc/inet/hosts System hosts file.
/etc Default directory for source files.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWypu │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Evolving │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOmake(1S), nis+(1), makedbm(1M), rpc.nisd(1M), ypbind(1M), yppush(1M),
ypserv(1M), ypclnt(3NSL), NISLDAPmapping(4), ypfiles(4), ypserv(4)NOTES
The NIS makefile is only used when running the ypserv(1M) server to
provide NIS services. If these are being provided by the NIS+ server
running in NIS compatibility mode, see rpc.nisd(1M); this makefile is
not relevant. See ypfiles(4) for more details.
The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow
Pages (YP). The functionality of the two remains the same. Only the
name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in
the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications plc, and may not be
used without permission.
SunOS 5.10 17 Aug 2006 ypmake(1M)
