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NAME

6       makedbm - create or dump a ypserv database file
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/lib/yp/makedbm [-a | -r] [-b] [-c] [-s] [-l] [-i YP_INPUT_NAME]
10                           [-o YP_OUTPUT_NAME] [-m YP_MASTER_NAME] inputfile
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13       /usr/lib/yp/makedbm -u dbname
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15       /usr/lib/yp/makedbm -c
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17       /usr/lib/yp/makedbm --version
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DESCRIPTION

20       makedbm takes the inputfile and converts it to a ypserv database file.
21       In the moment, GDBM is used as database. Each line of the input file is
22       converted to a single record. All characters up to the first TAB or
23       SPACE are the key, and the rest of the line is the data.  makedbm does
24       not treat `#' as a special character.
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OPTIONS

27       -a
28           Special support for mail aliases. We couldn't use sendmail for it,
29           since sendmail uses db, but ypserv gdbm as database format.
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32           Insert the YP_INTERDOMAIN into the output. This key causes
33           ypserv(8) to use DNS for host name and address lookups for hosts
34           not found in the maps.
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37           send a YPPROC_CLEAR to the local ypserv(8). This causes ypserv to
38           invalidate all cached entries.
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43       -i YP_INPUT_NAME
44           Create a special entry with the key YP_INPUT_NAME.
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46       -m YP_MASTER_NAME
47           Create a special entry with the key YP_MASTER_NAME. If no master
48           host name is specified, YP_MASTER_NAME will be set to the local
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51       -o YP_OUTPUT_NAME
52           Create a special entry with the key YP_OUTPUT_NAME.
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58           Secure map. Accept connections from secure NIS networks only
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62           Dump a ypserv database file. Prints out the file in text format,
63           one entry per line, with a single space separating keys from
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67           Don't check for NIS key and data limit.
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SEE ALSO

70       ypserv(8)
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AUTHOR

73       makedbm was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@linux-nis.org>.
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