makedbm (8) Linux Manual Page
makedbm – create or dump a ypserv database file
Synopsis
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/usr/lib/yp/makedbm[-a | -r] [-b] [-c] [-s] [-l] [-iYP_INPUT_NAME] [-o YP_OUTPUT_NAME] [-m YP_MASTER_NAME] inputfile dbname /usr/lib/yp/makedbm-udbname /usr/lib/yp/makedbm-c/usr/lib/yp/makedbm–version
Description
makedbm
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_INTERDOMAINinto the output. This key causesypserv(8) to useDNSfor host name and address lookups for hosts not found in the maps.
-c
- send a
YPPROC_CLEARto the localypserv(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_NAMEwill 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
NISnetworks 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 [at] linux-nis.org>.