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>.

YP Server August 2001 MAKEDBM(8)