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 updating of the NIS maps in all networks.
- -s
Accept only calls authenticated using the secure RPC mechanism (AUTH_DES
authentication).
This disables programmatic updating of the NIS maps
unless the network supports these calls.
AUTHOR
ypupdated
was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
