HP-UX Reference (11i v1 00/12) - 1M System Administration Commands N-Z (vol 4)
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ypupdated(1M) ypupdated(1M)
NAME
ypupdated, rpc.ypupdated - server for changing NIS information
SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/rpc.ypupdated [-is]
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
ypupdated is a daemon that updates information in the Network Information Service (NIS)
databases. It is activated at system startup when the NIS_MASTER_SERVER variable is set to 1 in
/etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs file on the NIS master server. ypupdated consults the file
updaters in the directory /var/yp to determine which NIS maps should be updated and how to change
them.
By default, the daemon requires the most secure method of authentication available to it, either DES
(secure) or UNIX (without augmented security).
Options
ypupdated supports the following options:
-i Accept RPC calls with the insecure AUTH_UNIX credentials. This allows programmatic updat-
ing of the NIS maps in all networks.
-s Accept only calls authenticated using the secure RPC mechanism (AUTH_DES authentication).
This disablesprogrammatic updating of the NIS maps unless the network supports these calls.
AUTHOR
ypupdated was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
FILES
/var/yp/updaters
SEE ALSO
keyserv(1M), updaters(1M).
HP-UX Release 11i: December 2000 − 1 − Section 1M−−1087
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