mkalias(8) [netbsd man page]

MKALIAS(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						MKALIAS(8)

NAME

     mkalias -- a NIS map conversion program

SYNOPSIS

     mkalias [-deEnsuv] input [output]

DESCRIPTION

     mkalias is used to convert a mail.aliases map to a mail.byaddr map. This is a inverse map of user@host (or user!host) back to alias.

     mkalias uses input as the input map, and if output is given, use that as the output map.  If the output map isn't given don't create data-
     base.  This can be useful when -e or -E is given.

     The options are as follows:

     -d      Assume domain names are OK.  Only useful together with -e or -E.

     -e      Check host to verify that it exists.

     -E      Same as -e, but also check for any MX-record.

     -n      Capitalize name.  E.g., mats.o.jansson becomes Mats.O.Jansson.

     -u      Assume UUCP names are OK.	Only useful together with -e or -E.

     -s      Ignored (only provided for compatibility with SunOS 4.1.x).

     -v      Verbose mode.

SEE ALSO

     nis(8), ypserv(8)

AUTHORS

     Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>

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								 February 26, 2005							       BSD

YPXFR(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						  YPXFR(8)

NAME

     ypxfr -- get a YP map from YP server

SYNOPSIS

     ypxfr [-bcf] [-d domain] [-h host] [-s domain] [-C tid prog ipadd port] mapname

DESCRIPTION

     ypxfr is the utiliy in YP that transfers maps to the local host.

     Since the YP master transfers a map when it has changed, an YP slave should check for missed maps regulary. This can be done via an entry in
     crontab(5).  The scripts ypxfr_1perhour, ypxfr_2perday and ypxfr_1perday could be used for that.

     The options are as follows:

     -b      Preserve the entry in the database informing a YP server to use DNS to get information about unknown hosts. This option will only
	     have effect on the two maps hosts.byname and hosts.byaddr.

     -c      Don't send a "Clear current map" to local ypserv process. Useful if ypserv isn't running localy to avoid timeout message.

     -f      Force map transfer, even if version of master is older than local copy.

     -d domain
	     Don't use default domain, use the specifiyed domain.

     -h host
	     Get map from host insteed of the maps master host.

     -s domain
	     Specify a source domain other than the target domain.

     -C tid prog ipadd port
	     This option is only used by ypserv. This is to open communication with an yppush on another host.

FILES

     /usr/sbin/ypxfr_1perhour
     /usr/sbin/ypxfr_2perday
     /usr/sbin/ypxfr_1perday

SEE ALSO

     yp(8), yppush(8), ypserv(8)

AUTHOR

     Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>

BSD
								  August 18, 1994							       BSD