HP-UX Reference (11i v2 07/12) - 3 Library Functions N-Z (vol 7)

nis_tables(3N) nis_tables(3N)

NIS_TYPEMISMATCH

An attempt was made to add or modify an entry in a table, and the entry passed was

of a different type than the table.

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES

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.