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 YPFILES 5 "Feb 17, 2023"
 NAME
ypfiles - Network Information Service Version 2, formerly known as YP
 DESCRIPTION
The NIS network information service uses a distributed, replicated database of
dbm files, in ASCII form, that are contained in the /var/yp
directory hierarchy on each NIS server.

A dbm database served by the NIS server is called a NIS map. A NIS
domain is a subdirectory of /var/yp that contains a set of NIS maps
on each NIS server.

Standard nicknames are defined in the file /var/yp/nicknames. These names
can be used in place of the full map name in the ypmatch and ypcat
commands. Use the command ypwhich -x to display the current set of
nicknames. Use the command ypwhich -m to display all the available
maps. Each line of the nickname file contains two fields separated by white
space. The first field is the nickname, and the second field is the name of the
map that it expands to. The nickname cannot contain a ".".
 "NIS to LDAP (N2L)"
If the /var/yp/NISLDAPmapping configuration file is present, the NIS
server operates in NIS to LDAP (N2L) mode. In this mode, NIS maps are stored in
a new set of DBM files, prepended by the LDAP_ prefix, at
/var/yp/domainname. These files are used as a cache backed by
information from an LDAP server. Additional DBM files are created in the same
directory to hold the cache's TTL values.

N2L mode enables NIS clients to be supported in an LDAP environment.

In N2L mode, the old style DBM files, NIS source files, and the
ypmake(8) utility have to role. They are retained to enable easy
conversion back to the traditional mode, if required.
 "Converting from N2L to Traditional NIS"
When NIS is operating in N2L mode, it uses a new set of NIS maps with an
LDAP_ prefix, based on the contents of the LDAP DIT. The NIS source files
are unused and become out of date. If you wish to convert back to the
traditional NIS mode, the N2L configuration file should be deleted. The system
will then return to using the standard map files. Optionally, the N2L mode map
files, /var/yp/*/LDAP_* can also be deleted.

If you want to run the system in traditional mode with information based on the
DIT, then the NIS source files must be regenerated based on the N2L maps. To
regenerate the NIS source files based on the N2L maps, run ypmap2src(8).
 FILES
/var/yp

Directory containing NIS configuration files.


/var/yp/binding

Stores the information required to bind the NIS client to the NIS server.


/var/yp/binding/ypdomain/ypservers

Contains the servers to which the NIS client is allowed to bind.


/var/yp/Makefile

Builds the NIS ndbm databases.


/var/yp/nicknames

Nicknames file.


/var/yp/securenets

Defines the hosts and networks that are granted access to information in the
served domain. This file is read at startup time by ypserv and
ypxfrd.


/var/yp/ypdomain

Directory containing ndbm databases.


/var/yp/NISLDAPmapping

NIS to LDAP configuration file


/var/yp/*/LDAP_*

NIS to LDAP mode map files


 SEE ALSO
 ldap (1),  ndbm (3C),  ypclnt (3NSL),  makedbm (8),  ypbind (8),  ypinit (8),  ypmake (8),  ypmap2src (8),  ypserv (8),  ypxfrd (8)