Using nisrestore

To restore NIS+ data from NIS+ backup files, use the nisrestore command.

For example, to restore the org_dir.doc.com. directory object on the replica1 server, you would log in as root on replica1, make sure that the prerequisites described in "Prerequisites to Running nisrestore " have been met and then run nisrestore as shown below:

replica1# nisrestore /var/master1_bakup org_dir.doc.com.

The following points apply to nisrestore:

• Damaged namespace. To restore a damaged or corrupted NIS+ namespace, the nisrestore command must be run on all of the servers for the NIS+ directory objects you are restoring.

• Lookup error. If you get an error message telling you that nisrestore cannot verify or look up needed data, then you must use the -f option.

  For example, to reload NIS+ data on a root master server named master1, you would enter:

master1# nisrestore -f -a /var/master1_bakup

• Directory names. When specifying the NIS+ directory objects to be restored, you can use full or partially qualified directory names.