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NAME
     updaters - configuration file for NIS updating

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/yp/updaters

DESCRIPTION
     The file /etc/yp/updaters is a makefile (see make(1)) which
     is used for updating NIS databases. Databases can only be
     updated in a secure network, that is, one that has a pub-
     lickey(4) database. Each entry in the file is a make target
     for a particular NIS database. For example, if there is a
     NIS database named passwd.byname that can be updated, there
     should be a make target named passwd.byname in the updaters
     file with the command to update the file.

     The information necessary to make the update is passed to
     the update command through standard input. The information
     passed is described below (all items are followed by a NEW-
     LINE, except for 4 and 6)

     ⊕  Network name of client wishing to make the update (a
        string)

     ⊕  Kind of update (an integer)

     ⊕  Number of bytes in key (an integer)

     ⊕  Actual bytes of key

     ⊕  Number of bytes in data (an integer)

     ⊕  Actual bytes of data

     After getting this information through standard input, the
     command to update the particular database should decide
     whether the user is allowed to make the change. If not, it
     should exit with the status NISERR_ACCESS.  If the user is
     allowed to make the change, the command should make the
     change and exit with a status of zero. If there are any
     errors that may prevent the updater from making the change,
     it should exit with the status that matches a valid NIS
     error code described in <rpcsvc/ypclnt.h>.

FILES
     /etc/yp/updaters

SEE ALSO
     publickey(4).
     make(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
     ypupdated(1M) in the System Administrator's Reference
     Manual.



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