NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | SUMMARY OF TRUSTED SOLARIS CHANGES | FILES | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO | NOTES
ypupdated is a daemon that updates information in the Network Information Service (NIS). ypupdated consults the updaters(4)
file in the /var/yp directory to determine which NIS maps should be updated and how to change them.ypupdated must be run from the Trusted Path and inherit the net_broadcast
, net_downgrade_sl
, net_upgrade_sl
, net_mac_read
, net_privaddr
, proc_setclr
, and proc_setsl
privileges.
By default, the daemon requires the most secure method of authentication available to it, either DES (secure) or UNIX (insecure).
Accept RPC calls with the insecure AUTH_UNIX credentials. This allows programmatic updating of the NIS maps in all networks.
Accept only calls authenticated using the secure RPC mechanism (AUTH_DES authentication). This disables programmatic updating of the NIS maps unless the network supports these calls.
Allow updates from non-Trusted Solaris TCB clients.
ypupdated must be run from the Trusted Path and inherit the net_broadcast
, net_downgrade_sl
, net_upgrade_sl
, net_mac_read
, net_privaddr
, proc_setclr
, and proc_setsl
privileges.
-u allows updates from non-Trusted Solaris TCB clients.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
---|---|
Availability | SUNWypu |
The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two services remains the same; only the name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications PLC, and must not be used without permission.
NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | SUMMARY OF TRUSTED SOLARIS CHANGES | FILES | ATTRIBUTES | SEE ALSO | NOTES