ypupdated(1Mnis)

ypupdated -- server for changing NIS information

Synopsis

   /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypupdated [-i]

Description

ypupdated is a daemon that updates information in the Network Information Service (NIS) database. ypupdated consults the file updaters(4nis) in the directory /var/yp to determine which NIS maps should be updated and how to change them.

Options

ypupdated takes the following options:

-i: Accept RPC calls with the insecure AUTH_UNIX credentials. This allows programmatic updating of NIS maps in all networks.

Files

/var/yp/updaters

Usage

ypupdated is normally started up by inetd(1Mtcp). By default, ypupdated requires the most secure method of authentication available to it, either DES (secure) or UNIX (insecure).

References

inetd(1Mtcp), keyserv(1Mbnu), updaters(4nis)