1ypmake(1M)              System Administration Commands              ypmake(1M)
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NAME

6       ypmake - rebuild NIS database
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SYNOPSIS

9       cd /var/yp ; make [map]
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  file  called  Makefile in /var/yp is used by make(1S) to build the
14       Network Information Service (NIS) database.  With  no  arguments,  make
15       creates  dbm  databases for any NIS maps that are out-of-date, and then
16       executes yppush(1M) to notify slave databases that  there  has  been  a
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20       If  you  supply  a  map  on the command line, make will update that map
21       only. Typing make passwd will create and yppush the  password  database
22       (assuming  it is out of date). Likewise, make ipnodes and make networks
23       will create and yppush the ipnodes and network  files,  $(INETDIR)/ipn‐
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27       There  are  four  special  variables used by make: DIR, which gives the
28       directory of the source files; NOPUSH,  which  when  non-null  inhibits
29       doing  a  yppush  of  the  new database files; INETDIR, which gives the
30       directory of the ipnodes source file; and DOM, which is  used  to  con‐
31       struct a domain other than the master's default domain. The default for
32       DIR is /etc, and the default for INETDIR is /etc/inet. The default  for
33       NOPUSH is the null string.
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36       Refer to ypfiles(4) and ypserv(1M) for an overview of the  NIS service.
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39       If  a  NIS to LDAP (N2L) configuration file, /var/yp/NISLDAPmapping, is
40       present, the NIS server components run in N2L mode. In  N2L  mode,  the
41       server components use a new set of map files with an LDAP-prefix, based
42       on the LDAP DIT. In N2L mode, authoritative NIS information is obtained
43       from  the  DIT.  The NIS source files and ypmake have no role, and they
44       should not be used. If ypmake is accidentally run, then the server com‐
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46       tional information, see ypfiles(4).
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FILES

49       /var/yp            Directory containing  NIS configuration files.
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55       /etc               Default directory for source files.
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ATTRIBUTES

59       See attributes(5)  for descriptions of the following attributes:
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64       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
65       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
66       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
67       │Availability                 │SUNWypu                      │
68       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
69       │Interface Stability          │Evolving                     │
70       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

73       make(1S), nis+(1), makedbm(1M), rpc.nisd(1M),  ypbind(1M),  yppush(1M),
74       ypserv(1M), ypclnt(3NSL), NISLDAPmapping(4), ypfiles(4), ypserv(4)
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NOTES

77       The   NIS  makefile is only used when running the  ypserv(1M) server to
78       provide  NIS services. If these are being provided by the  NIS+  server
79       running  in NIS compatibility mode, see  rpc.nisd(1M); this makefile is
80       not relevant.  See  ypfiles(4) for more details.
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83       The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun  Yellow
84       Pages  (YP).   The  functionality of the two remains the same. Only the
85       name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a  registered  trademark  in
86       the  United  Kingdom  of British Telecommunications plc, and may not be
87       used without permission.
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91SunOS 5.11                        17 Aug 2006                       ypmake(1M)
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