Network Information Service (NIS) B.11.31.04 Administrator's Guide

Table 1-1 NIS Daemons
DescriptionNIS Daemon
Copies the NIS maps to the local host from an NIS server. This daemon
runs on any NIS master and slave server.
ypxfrd
Maintains the NIS database of maps, and services the NIS client requests.
This daemon runs on any NIS master and slave server.
ypserv
Maintains binding information for the hosts. This daemon runs on any
NIS client.
ypbind
Changes the password associated with a given login name. This daemon
runs only on the NIS master server.
yppasswdd
Updates information in the NIS database. This daemon runs only on the
NIS master server.
ypupdated
NIS Commands
Table 1-2 lists the commands for configuring and using NIS.
Table 1-2 NIS Commands
DescriptionCommand
Sets or displays the name of the NIS domain. NIS uses domain name to refer
collectively to a group of hosts. Without an argument, domainname displays the
name of the NIS domain.
For more information, see domainname (1).
domainname
Generates an NIS map from an ASCII input file. A makedbm contains records called
dbm, which is composed of key-value pairs.
For more information, see makedbm (1M).
makedbm
Prints all the values in an NIS map. The values can be either mapname or a map
nickname.
For more information, see ypcat (1).
ypcat
Sets up an NIS master server, an NIS slave server, or an NIS client.
For more information, see ypinit (1M).
ypinit
Generates one or more NIS maps from the ASCII files and optionally transfers them
to the NIS slave servers. The /var/yp/Makefile and make commands support
the same functionality.
For more information, see ypmake (1M).
ypmake
Prints the values associated with one or more selected keys in an NIS map. The
values can be either mapname or a map nickname.
For more information, see ypmatch (1).
ypmatch
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