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ypmake



PURPOSE

Rebuilds NIS data base.

SYNTAX


               +-------+
/etc/ypmake ---|       |---|
               +- map -+


DESCRIPTION

The file called makefile in /etc/yp is used by make to build the NIS data base.
With no arguments, make dbm data bases for any NIS maps that are out of date,
and then executes the yppush command to notify slave data bases that there has
been a change.

If you supply a map on the command line, make updates the map only.  Entering
"make passwd" creates and yppush the password data base (assuming it is out of
date).  Likewise, make hosts and make networks create and yppush the host and
network files, /etc/hosts and /etc/networks.

There are three special variables used by make:  DIR, which gives the directory
of the source files; NOPUSH, which when non-null inhibits doing a yppush of the
new data base files; and DOM, used to construct a domain other than the
master's default domain.  The default for DIR is /etc, and the default for
NOPUSH is the null string.

RELATED INFORMATION

See the following commands:  "make," "makedbm" and "ypserv, ypbind."

















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