NAME

       makedbm - create or dump a ypserv database file

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/lib/yp/makedbm  [ -a | -r ] [ -b ] [ -c ] [ -s ] [ -l ] [ -i YP_INPUT_NAME ] [ -o YP_OUTPUT_NAME ] [
       -m YP_MASTER_NAME ] inputfile dbname
       /usr/lib/yp/makedbm -u dbname
       /usr/lib/yp/makedbm -c
       /usr/lib/yp/makedbm --version

DESCRIPTION

       makedbm takes the inputfile and converts it to a ypserv database file. In the moment,  GDBM  is  used  as
       database. Each line of the input file is converted to a single record. All characters up to the first TAB
       or SPACE are the key, and the rest of the line is the data.  makedbm does not  treat  `#'  as  a  special
       character.

OPTIONS

       -a     Special  support  for  mail  aliases. We couldn't use sendmail for it, since sendmail uses db, but
              ypserv gdbm as database format.

       -b     Insert the YP_INTERDOMAIN into the output.  This key causes ypserv(8) to use DNS for host name and
              address lookups for hosts not found in the maps.

       -c     send a YPPROC_CLEAR to the local ypserv(8).  This causes ypserv to invalidate all cached entries.

       -l     Convert the keys of the given map to lower case.

       -i YP_INPUT_NAME
              Create a special entry with the key YP_INPUT_NAME.

       -m YP_MASTER_NAME
              Create  a  special  entry  with  the  key  YP_MASTER_NAME.   If  no master host name is specified,
              YP_MASTER_NAME will be set to the local host name.

       -o YP_OUTPUT_NAME
              Create a special entry with the key YP_OUTPUT_NAME.

       -r     Handle `#' as comment sign and remove the comment.

       -s     Secure map. Accept connections from secure NIS networks only (reserved ports).

       -u dbname
              Dump a ypserv database file. Prints out the file in text format, one entry per line, with a single
              space separating keys from values.

       --no-limit-check
              Don't check for NIS key and data limit.

SEE ALSO

       ypserv(8)

AUTHOR

       makedbm was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.