ypupdated(1M)                                                 ypupdated(1M)




 NAME    [Toc]    [Back]
      ypupdated, rpc.ypupdated - server for changing NIS information

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

    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]
      ypupdated is a daemon that updates information in the Network
      Information Service (NIS) databases.  It is activated at system
      startup when the NIS_MASTER_SERVER variable is set to 1 in
      /etc/rc.config.d/namesvrs file on the NIS master server.  ypupdated
      consults the file updaters in the directory /var/yp 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 (without
      augmented security).

    Options    [Toc]    [Back]
      ypupdated supports the following options:

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

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

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

 FILES    [Toc]    [Back]
      /var/yp/updaters

 SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]
      keyserv(1M), updaters(1M).


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