Layer: services

Module: nis

Description:

Policy for NIS (YP) servers and clients

Interfaces:

nis_delete_ypbind_pid( domain )
Summary

Delete ypbind pid files.

Parameters
Parameter:Description:Optional:
domain Domain allowed access. No
nis_domtrans_ypbind( domain )
Summary

Execute ypbind in the ypbind domain.

Parameters
Parameter:Description:Optional:
domain Domain allowed access. No
nis_list_var_yp( domain )
Summary

List the contents of the NIS data directory.

Parameters
Parameter:Description:Optional:
domain The type of the process performing this action. No
nis_read_ypbind_pid( domain )
Summary

Read ypbind pid files.

Parameters
Parameter:Description:Optional:
domain Domain allowed access. No
nis_read_ypserv_config( domain )
Summary

Read ypserv configuration files.

Parameters
Parameter:Description:Optional:
domain Domain allowed access. No
nis_signal_ypbind( domain )
Summary

Send generic signals to ypbind.

Parameters
Parameter:Description:Optional:
domain The type of the process performing this action. No
nis_tcp_connect_ypbind( domain )
Summary

Connect to ypbind over TCP.

Parameters
Parameter:Description:Optional:
domain Domain allowed access. No
nis_udp_sendto_ypbind( domain )
Summary

Send UDP network traffic to NIS clients.

Parameters
Parameter:Description:Optional:
domain The type of the process performing this action. No
nis_use_ypbind( domain )
Summary

Use the ypbind service to access NIS services.

Parameters
Parameter:Description:Optional:
domain The type of the process performing this action. No
nis_use_ypbind_uncond( domain )
Summary

Use the ypbind service to access NIS services unconditionally.

Description

Use the ypbind service to access NIS services unconditionally.

This interface was added because of apache and spamassassin, to fix a nested conditionals problem. When that support is added, this should be removed, and the regular interface should be used.

Parameters
Parameter:Description:Optional:
domain The type of the process performing this action. No
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