System Administration Commands                  rpc.ypupdated(1M)



NAME
     rpc.ypupdated, ypupdated - server for changing NIS  informa-
     tion

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/rpc.ypupdated [-is]


DESCRIPTION
     ypupdated is a daemon that updates information in  the  Net-
     work  Information  Service  (NIS).  ypupdated  consults  the
     updaters(4) file in  the   /var/yp  directory  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
     (insecure).


     On start up, ypupdated checks for the existence of a NIS  to
     LDAP  (N2L)  configuration  file, /var/yp/NISLDAPmapping. If
     the file is present, ypupdated  generates  an  informational
     message and exits. ypupdated is not supported in N2L mode.

OPTIONS
     -i    Accept RPC calls with the insecure  AUTHUNIX  creden-
           tials.  This  allows  programmatic updating of the NIS
           maps in all networks.


     -s    Accept only calls authenticated using the secure   RPC
           mechanism  (AUTHDES  authentication).  This  disables
           programmatic updating of the NIS maps unless the  net-
           work supports these calls.


FILES
     /var/yp/updaters          Configuration file for rpc.updated
                               command.


     /var/yp/NISLDAPmapping    Configuration file for N2L


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:







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System Administration Commands                  rpc.ypupdated(1M)



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                  SUNWypu                    
    
     Interface Stability          Evolving                    
    


SEE ALSO
     keyserv(1M), updaters(4), NISLDAPmapping(4), attributes(5)


NOTES
     The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known  as
     Sun  Yellow  Pages  (YP).  The functionality of the two ser-
     vices remains the same. Only the name has changed. The  name
     Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom
     of British Telecommunications PLC, and it must not  be  used
     without permission.



































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