MAKEDBM(8) BSD System Manager's Manual MAKEDBM(8)

NAME
     mmaakkeeddbbmm - create a YP database

SYNOPSIS
     mmaakkeeddbbmm -uu file
     mmaakkeeddbbmm -UU file
     mmaakkeeddbbmm [-bbllss] [-ii ypinputfile] [-oo ypoutputfile] [-dd ypdomainname]
             [-mm ypmastername] infile outfile

DESCRIPTION
     MMaakkeeddbbmm is the utiliy in YP that creates the database file containing the
     YP map.  The databse format is a slightly modified version of ndbm.

     The options are as follows:

     -uu      Dump a database to standard output.

     -UU      Same as -uu but also try db(3) hash format.

     -bb      Interdomain. Include an entry in the database informing a YP
             server to use DNS to get information about unknown hosts. This
             option will only have effect on the two maps hosts.byname and
             hosts.byaddr.

     -ll      Lowercase. Convert all keys to lower case before adding them to
             the YP database.

     -ss      Secure map. Include an entry in the database informing ypxfr(8)
             and ypserv(8) that the YP map is going to be handled as secure.

     -ii ypinputfile
             Include an entry the in the map with the key YPINPUTFILE and
             the argument as value.

     -oo ypoutputfile
             Include an entry the in the map with the key YPOUTPUTFILE and
             the argument as value.

     -dd ypdomainname
             Include an entry the in the map with the key YPDOMAINNAME and
             the argument as value.

     -mm ypmastername
             Include an entry the in the map with the key YPMASTERNAME and
             the argument as value.

SEE ALSO
     yp(8), db(3), ypxfr(8), ypserv(8)

AUTHOR     Mats O Jansson 

BSD                              July 19, 1994                             BSD