nisbackup Syntax (Solaris Naming Administration Guide)

Solaris Naming Administration Guide

`nisbackup` Syntax

The nisbackup command uses the following syntax:

nisbackup [-v][-a] backupdir objects

Where:

Backupdir is the target directory where the backup files are to be stored. For example, /var/master1_bakup.
Objects are the NIS+ directory objects that you want to back up. For example, org_dir.doc.com. Multiple NIS+ directory objects can be listed separated by spaces.

The nisbackup command takes the following options:

Table 16-1 Options for the nisbackup Command


Option	Purpose
`-v`	Verbose mode. This mode provides additional information
-a	All. Backs up all NIS+ directory objects that the server is master of. This includes any sub-domain directory objects that this server is the master for. Note that directory objects of subdomains that have their own master servers will not be backed up.

The nisbackup command must be run on the master server for the NIS+ directory objects you are backing up.

When specifying NIS+ directory objects to be backed up, you can use full or partially qualified directory names.

When you back up multi-level directories, the backup files for lower level directories are automatically placed in subdirectories of the target backup directory.