140 lines
4.4 KiB
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140 lines
4.4 KiB
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.\" Copyright (c) 1995, 1996
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.\" Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>. All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
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.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
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.\" This product includes software developed by Bill Paul
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.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
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.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
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.\" without specific prior written permission.
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.\"
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY Bill Paul AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
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.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
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.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Bill Paul OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
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.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
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.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.\" $Id: yp_mkdb.8,v 1.1 1996/03/13 16:28:19 wpaul Exp wpaul $
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.\"
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.Dd March 12, 1996
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.Dt YP_MKDB 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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.Nd "generate the NIS databases"
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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.Fl c
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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.Fl u Ar dbname
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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.Op Fl c
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.Op Fl i Ar inputfile
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.Op Fl o Ar outputfile
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.Op Fl m Ar mastername
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.Ar inputfile
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.Ar dbname
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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creates
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.Xr db 3
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style databases for use with FreeBSD's NIS server.
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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reads data from
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.Nm inputfile ,
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and writes it to
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.Nm dbname
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in
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.Xr db 3
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format (using the hash table method).
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The input should be in 'key data' format, which is to say
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two fields of ASCII data separated by white space. The first field
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is assumed to be the key, and everything else is assumed to be
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the data.
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These databases are typically stored in
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.Nm /var/yp/[domainname]
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where
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.Nm domainname
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is the name of the NIS domain being served.
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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is usually invoked by
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.Nm /var/yp/Makefile.
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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can also be used to dump an NIS database file so that its
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contents can be examined. For security reasons, all databases that
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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creates are readable and writable by owner only (and usually the
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owner is root).
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.Sh OPTIONS
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The
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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command supports the following flags and options:
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.Bl -tag -width flag
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.It Fl c
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Causes
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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to send a YPPROC_CLEAR request to
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.Xr ypserv 8
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on the local host. This signal tells the server to close any open
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database descriptors and flush out its database cache. If used alone,
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this flag signals the server and does nothing else. If used as part
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of a database creation command,
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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will send the signal only after the new database has been successfully
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created.
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.It Fl u Ar dbname
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.Pp
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Dump (or 'unwind') an NIS database. This option can be used to
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inspect the contents of an existing NIS database.
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.It Op Fl i Ar inputfile
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.Pp
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When generating an NIS map, encode
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.Nm inputfile
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as a special entry in the database with called
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.Nm YP_INPUT_FILE.
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.Pp
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.It Op Fl o Ar outputfile
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.Pp
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When generating an NIS map, encode
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.Nm outputfile
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as a special entry in the database with called
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.Nm YP_OUTPUT_FILE .
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.Pp
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.It Op Fl m Ar mastername
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.Pp
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When generating an NIS map encode
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.Nm mastername
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as a special entry in the database with called
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.Nm YP_MASTER_NAME .
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This entry in the database is frequently used by various NIS utilities
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to determine the name of an NIS master server for a domain. By default,
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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assumes that the local host is the NIS master; the
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.Ar m
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option is used to override this default.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width Pa -compact
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.It Pa /var/yp/Makefile
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The Makefile that calls
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.Nm yp_mkdb
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to build the NIS databases.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr ypserv 8 ,
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.Xr db 3
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.Sh AUTHOR
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Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu>
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