HP-UX Reference (11i v2 03/08) - 3 Library Functions N-Z (vol 7)

nis_server(3N) nis_server(3N)

Fork Safe: No

Async-cancel Safe: No

Async-signal Safe: No

These functions can be called safely in a multithreaded environment. These functions may be thread can-

cellation points because they invoke functions that are thread cancellation points.

In a multithreaded environment, these functions are not safe to be called by a child process after

fork()

and before exec(). These functions should not be called by a multithreaded application that support

asynchronous cancellation or asynchronous signals.

WARNINGS

HP-UX 11i Version 2 is the last HP-UX release on which NIS+ is supported.

LDAP is the recommended replacement for NIS+. HP fully supports the industry standard naming ser-

vices based on LDAP.