udpublickey(1M)                                             udpublickey(1M)




 NAME    [Toc]    [Back]
      udpublickey - update the publickey database file and the NIS map

 SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]
      udpublickey

    Remarks    [Toc]    [Back]
      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    [Toc]    [Back]
      udpublickey is executed from the updaters(1M) makefile when either
      newkey or rpc.ypupdated updates the /etc/publickey database file.

      udpublickey receives the following information from newkey or
      rpc.ypupdated:

           Requestor's name (a string)

           Type of update

           Number of bytes in key

           Key

           Number of bytes in data

           Data

      After receiving this information, udpublickey attempts to update the
      publickey database file, /etc/publickey.

      If the update is successful, udpublickey makes the NIS map,
      publickey.byname.

      If the update is completely successful, udpublickey exits with a zero
      (0) status; otherwise udpublickey exits with a valid NIS error.

      This command should not be run interactively.

 AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]
      udpublickey was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

 FILES    [Toc]    [Back]
      /etc/publickey

 SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]
      newkey(1M), rpc.ypupdated(1M), updaters(1M), publickey(4).


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