makedbm(8)

NAME

   makedbm - create or dump a ypserv database file

SYNOPSIS

   /usr/lib/yp/makedbm  [  -a  |  -r  ]  [  -b ] [ -c ] [ -s ] [ -l ] [ -i
   YP_INPUT_NAME ] [ -o YP_OUTPUT_NAME ] [ -m YP_MASTER_NAME  ]  inputfile
   dbname
   /usr/lib/yp/makedbm -u dbname
   /usr/lib/yp/makedbm -c
   /usr/lib/yp/makedbm --version

DESCRIPTION

   makedbm  takes the inputfile and converts it to a ypserv database file.
   In the moment, GDBM is used as database. Each line of the input file is
   converted  to  a  single  record. All characters up to the first TAB or
   SPACE are the key, and the rest of the line is the data.  makedbm  does
   not treat `#' as a special character.

OPTIONS

   -a     Special  support  for mail aliases. We couldn't use sendmail for
          it, since sendmail uses db, but ypserv gdbm as database format.

   -b     Insert the YP_INTERDOMAIN into  the  output.   This  key  causes
          ypserv(8) to use DNS for host name and address lookups for hosts
          not found in the maps.

   -c     send a YPPROC_CLEAR to the local ypserv(8).  This causes  ypserv
          to invalidate all cached entries.

   -l     Convert the keys of the given map to lower case.

   -i YP_INPUT_NAME
          Create a special entry with the key YP_INPUT_NAME.

   -m YP_MASTER_NAME
          Create  a  special  entry  with  the  key YP_MASTER_NAME.  If no
          master host name is specified, YP_MASTER_NAME will be set to the
          local host name.

   -o YP_OUTPUT_NAME
          Create a special entry with the key YP_OUTPUT_NAME.

   -r     Handle `#' as comment sign and remove the comment.

   -s     Secure  map.  Accept  connections  from secure NIS networks only
          (reserved ports).

   -u dbname
          Dump a ypserv database file. Prints out the file in text format,
          one  entry  per  line,  with a single space separating keys from
          values.

   --no-limit-check
          Don't check for NIS key and data limit.

SEE ALSO

   ypserv(8)

AUTHOR

   makedbm was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.

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