YPMAKE(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures YPMAKE(8)
NAME
ypmake - 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NIS maps that are out-of-date, and then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(8) 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(assuming it is out of date).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)/ipnodes 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
construct 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(5) and
ypserv(8) 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 components will detect this, and will log a warning message.
For additional information, see
ypfiles(5).
FILES
/var/yp Directory containing
NIS configuration files.
/etc/inet/hosts System hosts file.
/etc Default directory for source files.
ATTRIBUTES
See
attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+--------------------+-----------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+--------------------+-----------------+
|Interface Stability | Evolving |
+--------------------+-----------------+
SEE ALSO
make(1S),
ypclnt(3NSL),
NISLDAPmapping(5),
ypfiles(5),
ypserv(5),
makedbm(8),
ypbind(8),
yppush(8),
ypserv(8)NOTES
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.
February 25, 2017 YPMAKE(8)
