nis(8) [netbsd man page]

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

NAME

     nis, yp -- description of the NIS (formerly YP) subsystem

SYNOPSIS

     ypbind [-ypset]
     ypbind [-ypsetme]

     ypset [-h host] [-d domain] server

     yppoll [-h host] [-d domain] mapname

     ypcat [-kt] [-d domainname] mapname
     ypcat -x

     ypmatch [-kt] [-d domainname] key ... mapname
     ypmatch -x

     ypwhich [-d domain] [[-t] -m [mname] | host]
     ypwhich -x

     ypserv [-d] [-x]

     yppush [-d domainname] [-h hostname] [-v] mapname

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

     ypinit -m [domainname]
     ypinit -s master_server [domainname]

     yptest

     rpc.yppasswdd [-noshell] [-nogecos] [-nopw] [-m arg1 arg2 ...]

DESCRIPTION

     The NIS subsystem allows network management of passwd and group file entries through the functions getpwent(3) and getgrent(3).  NIS also
     provides hooks for other client programs, such as amd(8) and rpc.bootparamd(8), that can use NIS maps.

     Password maps in standard YP are insecure, because the pw_passwd field is accessible by any user. A common solution to this is to generate a
     secure map (using ``makedbm -s'') which can only be accessed by a client bound to a privileged port.  To activate the secure map, see the
     appropriate comment in /var/yp/Makefile.yp.

     The NIS subsystem is conditionally started in /etc/rc.  See the /etc/rc.conf file for configuration variables.

SEE ALSO

     domainname(1), ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypwhich(1), ypclnt(3), group(5), hosts_access(5), nsswitch.conf(5), passwd(5), rc.conf(5), rc(8),
     ypbind(8), ypinit(8), yppoll(8), yppush(8), ypserv(8), ypset(8), yptest(8), ypxfr(8)

HISTORY

     The NIS client subsystem was originally written by Theo de Raadt to be compatible with Sun's implementation.  The NIS server suite was origi-
     nally written by Mats O Jansson.

BUGS

     If ypbind(8) cannot find a server, the system behaves the same way as Sun's code: it hangs.

     The 'secure map' feature is not compatible with non-BSD implementations as found e.g. in Solaris.

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								 February 26, 2005							       BSD

ypwhich(1)						      General Commands Manual							ypwhich(1)

NAME

       ypwhich - list which host is Network Information System server or map master

SYNOPSIS

       domain] [hostname]

       domain] [mname]]

   Remarks
       The  Network  Information  Service  (NIS) was formerly known as Yellow Pages (YP).  Although the name has changed, the functionality of the
       service remains the same.

DESCRIPTION

       lists the host name of the Network Information System (NIS) server that supplies NIS services to a NIS client.  It can also print  the  NIS
       server  that is the master for mname.  The mname can be either a mapname or a map nickname.  A map nickname is a synonym by which a NIS map
       can be referenced.

       If invoked without arguments, prints the host name of the NIS server serving the local machine.	If hostname is specified, that machine	is
       queried to determine which NIS server it is using.

   Options
       recognizes the following command-line options and arguments:

	      Specify a      domain other than the one returned by domainname(1).

	      Specify the version
			     (n) of which is to be queried.  Permitted values for n are 2 for V2 and 3 for V3.	V3 is the default.

	      Inhibit the translation of a map's
			     nickname  to  its corresponding mapname.  For example, fails because there is no map named whereas translates to This
			     option is useful if a mapname is identical to a nickname (which is not true of any HP map).

	      List the master NIS server for a map.
			     No hostname can be specified with The mname can be a mapname or a map nickname.  If mname is omitted, a complete list
			     of available maps and the corresponding host names of the master NIS servers is produced.

	      Display the    nickname for each NIS map.

WARNINGS

       Starting with ONCplus version B.11.31.02, the NIS Version 1 protocol is no longer available.

AUTHOR

       was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

SEE ALSO

       domainname(1), ypserv(1M), ypset(1M), ypfiles(4).

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