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

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       creates dbm databases for any NIS maps that are out-of-date, and then executes yppush(1M) to notify slave databases that there has  been  a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       (assuming it is out of date).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,  $(INET-
       DIR)/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  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 components will detect this, and will log a warning message. For additional information, see ypfiles(4).

FILES

       /var/yp                 Directory containing  NIS configuration files.

       /etc/inet/hosts         System hosts file.

       /etc/inet               Default directory for ipnodes source file.

       /etc                    Default directory for source files other than ipnodes.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5)  for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability                 |SUNWypu                      |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability          |Evolving                     |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       make(1S),  nis+(1), makedbm(1M), rpc.nisd(1M), ypbind(1M), yppush(1M), ypserv(1M), ypclnt(3NSL), NISLDAPmapping(4), ipnodes(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                                                          19 Mar 2003                                                         ypmake(1M)