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nis_tables(3N) nis_tables(3N)
Environment Variables
NIS_PATH When set, this variable is the search path used by
nis_list() if the flag
EXPAND_NAME is set.
WARNINGS
Use the flag
HARD_LOOKUP carefully since it can cause the application to block indefinitely during a net-
work partition.
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.
NOTES
The path used when the flag
FOLLOW_PATH is specified, is the one present in the first table searched.
The path values in tables that are subsequently searched are ignored.
It is legal to call functions that would access the nameservice from within a list callback. However, calling
a function that would itself use a callback, or calling
nis_list() with a callback from within a list call-
back function is not currently supported.
There are currently no known methods for
nis_first_entry() and
nis_next_entry() to get
their answers from only the master server.
SEE ALSO
niscat(1), niserror(1), nismatch(1), nis_cachemgr(1M), nis_error(3N), nis_local_names(3N),
nis_names(3N), nis_objects(3N), syslog(3C),
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