Client and Server Command Equivalents

The two tables in this section contain NIS commands and their approximate NIS+ equivalents. The commands have been divided into two categories: Table 4-3 contains name service client commands and Table 4-4 contains name service server commands.

Client Command Equivalents

Table 4-3 shows client-to-name server commands. These commands are typed on name service client machines and request information of name service servers. The commands in column 1 run on Solaris 1, Solaris 2 or Solaris 7 NIS clients connected to Solaris 1 NIS servers. The commands in column 2 run on Solaris 1, Solaris 2, or Solaris 7 NIS clients connected to Solaris 2 or Solaris 7 NIS+ servers running in NIS-compatibility mode. The commands in column 3 only run on Solaris 2 or Solaris 7 NIS+ clients connected to Solaris 2 or Solaris 7 NIS+ servers. Commands are approximately equivalent across rows. "N/A" indicates that an equivalent command does not exist for that case.

Table 4-3 NIS Client Commands and Equivalent NIS+ Commands

SunOS 4.x NIS Server	NIS+ Server in NIS-Compatibility Mode	NIS+ Server
ypwhich -m	ypwhich -m	niscat -o org_dir
ypcat	ypcat	niscat
ypwhich	ypwhich	N/A
ypmatch	ypmatch	nismatch/nisgrep
yppasswd	passwd	passwd
ypbind	ypbind	N/A
yppoll	N/A	N/A
ypset	ypset	N/A
N/A	ypinit -c	nisclient -c

Note that:

• In the Solaris 2.5 release, the passwd command should be used regardless of NIS or NIS+ status. The functions previously performed by nispasswd and yppasswd have now been included in the passwd command.

• The ypinit -c command is available only on Solaris 2 or Solaris 7 NIS clients.

• The ypcat command is not supported for queries directed to the netgroup table. The NIS client's request times out before an answer is received because this table's format is so different from the netgroup NIS map's format.

Server Command Equivalents

Table 4-4 shows name server-to-name server commands. The NIS server commands are not included in the Solaris 2 or Solaris 7 releases, so they are not available to either NIS+ servers or NIS+ servers in NIS-compatibility mode. In addition, an NIS server cannot make updates to an NIS+ server, nor can an NIS+ server make updates to an NIS server. Column 3 lists the NIS+ server commands that are equivalent to the NIS server commands in column 1. Servers in NIS-compatibility mode have no exact equivalents because NIS-compatibility mode refers only to client commands.

Table 4-4 NIS Server Commands and Equivalent NIS+ Commands

SunOS 4.x NIS Server	NIS+ Server in NIS-Compatibility Mode	NIS+ Server
ypxfr	N/A	N/A
makedbm	N/A	nisaddent
ypinit -m ypinit -s	N/A	nisserver
ypserv	rpc.nisd -Y	rpc.nisd
ypserv -d	rpc.nisd -Y -B	No DNS forwarding needed; use /etc/nsswitch.conf
ypxfrd	N/A	N/A
rpc.ypupdated	N/A	N/A
rpc.yppasswd	rpc.nispasswdd	rpc.nispasswdd
yppush	N/A	nisping
ypmake	N/A	nissetup, nisaddent
ypxfr	N/A	N/A