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System Administration Commands                    nispopulate(1M)



NAME
     nispopulate - populate the NIS+ tables in a NIS+ domain

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/lib/nis/nispopulate -Y [-x] [-f] [-n] [-u] [-v] [-S 0 |
     2]    [   -l   <network_passwd>]   [  -d  <NIS+_domain>]  -h
     <NIS_server_host> [ -a  <NIS_server_addr>]  -y  <NIS_domain>
     [table] ...

     /usr/lib/nis/nispopulate -F [-x] [-f] [-u] [-v] [-S 0  |  2]
     [   -d   <NIS+_domain>]   [   -l   <network_passwd>]   [  -p
     <directory_path>] [table] ...

     /usr/lib/nis/nispopulate   -C   [-x]   [-f]   [-v]   [    -d
     <NIS+_domain>] [ -l <network_passwd>] [hosts | passwd]

DESCRIPTION
     The nispopulate shell script can be used  to  populate  NIS+
     tables  in a specified domain from their corresponding files
     or NIS maps. nispopulate assumes that the tables  have  been
     created either through nisserver(1M) or nissetup(1M).

     The table argument accepts standard names that are  used  in
     the  administration of Solaris systems and non-standard key-
     value type tables. See nisaddent(1M) for more information on
     key-value  type  tables. If the table argument is not speci-
     fied, nispopulate will automatically populate  each  of  the
     standard   tables.  These  standard  (default)  tables  are:
     auto_master, auto_home, ethers, group, hosts, ipnodes,  net-
     works,  passwd,  protocols,  services,  rpc, netmasks, boot-
     params, netgroup, aliases and shadow. Note that  the  shadow
     table  is  only  used  when  populating from files. The non-
     standard tables that nispopulate accepts are those  of  key-
     value type. These tables must first be created manually with
     the nistbladm(1) command.

     Use the first synopsis (-Y) to populate NIS+ tables from NIS
     maps.  nispopulate  uses  ypxfr(1M) to transfer the NIS maps
     from the NIS servers to the  /var/yp/<NIS_domain>  directory
     on the local machine. Then, it uses these files as the input
     source. Note that <NIS_domain> is case sensitive. Make  sure
     there is enough disk space for that directory.

     Use the second synopsis (-F) to populate  NIS+  tables  from
     local files. nispopulate will use those files that match the
     table name as input sources in the current working directory
     or in the specified directory.

     Note that when populating the  hosts,  ipnodes,  and  passwd
     tables,  nispopulate  will  automatically  create  the  NIS+
     credentials for all  users  and  hosts  (ipnodes)  that  are
     defined in the



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      hosts, ipnodes, and passwd tables, respectively. A  network
     passwd is required to create these credentials. This network
     password is used to encrypt the secret key for the new users
     and  hosts.  This  password  can  be  specified using the -l
     option or it will use the default password, nisplus.  nispo-
     pulate will not overwrite any existing credential entries in
     the credential table. Use  nisclient(1M)  to  overwrite  the
     entries  in  the  cred  table. It creates both LOCAL and DES
     credentials for users, and only DES credentials  for  hosts.
     To disable automatic credential creation, specify the "-S 0"
     option.

     The third synopsis (-C) is used to populate NIS+  credential
     table  with  level  2  authentication  (DES) from the hosts,
     ipnodes and passwd tables of the specified domain. The valid
     table  arguments  for  this operation are hosts, ipnodes and
     passwd. If this argument is not specified then it  will  use
     hosts,  ipnodes  and  passwd  as  the input source. If other
     authentication    mechanisms    are     configured     using
     nisauthconf(1M),  the  NIS+  credential table will be loaded
     with credentials for those mechanisms.

     If nispopulate was earlier used with "-S 0" option, then  no
     credentials  were added for the hosts or the users. If later
     the site decides to add credentials for all users and hosts,
     then this (-C) option can be used to add credentials.

OPTIONS
     -a <NIS_server_addr>    Specifies the IP address for the NIS
                             server.  This  option  is  only used
                             with the -Y option.



     -C                      Populate the NIS+  credential  table
                             from   hosts,  ipnodes,  and  passwd
                             tables  using   DES   authentication
                             (security level 2). If other authen-
                             tication mechanisms  are  configured
                             using   nisauthconf(1M),   the  NIS+
                             credential table will  be  populated
                             with  credentials  for those mechan-
                             isms.



     -d <NIS+_domain.>       Specifies  the  NIS+   domain.   The
                             default is the local domain.







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     -F                      Populates NIS+ tables from files.



     -f                      Forces the script  to  populate  the
                             NIS+  tables  without  prompting for
                             confirmation.



     -h <NIS_server_host>    Specifies the  NIS  server  hostname
                             from  where  the NIS maps are copied
                             from. This is only used with the  -Y
                             option.   This   hostname   must  be
                             present in the NIS+ hosts or ipnodes
                             table,   or  in  the  /etc/hosts  or
                             /etc/inet/ipnodes file. If the host-
                             name is not defined, the script will
                             prompt you for its  IP  address,  or
                             you can use the -a option to specify
                             the address manually.



     -l <network_passwd>     Specifies the network  password  for
                             populating   the   NIS+   credential
                             table. This is only  used  when  you
                             are  populating  the hosts, ipnodes,
                             and  passwd  tables.   The   default
                             passwd is "nisplus".



     -n                      Does not overwrite local NIS maps in
                             /var/yp/<NISdomain>   directory   if
                             they already exist. The  default  is
                             to  overwrite  the existing NIS maps
                             in  the  local   /var/yp/<NISdomain>
                             directory.  This  is  only used with
                             the -Y option.



     -p <directory_path>     Specifies the  directory  where  the
                             files  are stored. This is only used
                             with the -F option. The  default  is
                             the current working directory.



     -S 0|2                  Specifies the  authentication  level
                             for the NIS+ clients. Level 0 is for



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                             unauthenticated   clients   and   no
                             credentials   will  be  created  for
                             users and  hosts  in  the  specified
                             domain. Level 2 is for authenticated
                             (DES) clients  and  DES  credentials
                             will  be created for users and hosts
                             in the specified domain. The default
                             is  to set up with level 2 authenti-
                             cation (DES). There is  no  need  to
                             run  nispopulate with -C for level 0
                             authentication.   Also,   if   other
                             authentication  mechanisms  are con-
                             figured    with     nisauthconf(1M),
                             credentials   for  those  mechanisms
                             will also be populated for the  NIS+
                             clients.



     -u                      Updates the NIS+ tables (ie.,  adds,
                             deletes, modifies) from either files
                             or NIS maps. This option  should  be
                             used  to  bring  an NIS+ table up to
                             date when there  are  only  a  small
                             number of changes. The default is to
                             add  to  the  NIS+  tables   without
                             deleting any existing entries. Also,
                             see the -n option for updating  NIS+
                             tables  from  existing  maps  in the
                             /var/yp directory.



     -v                      Runs the script in verbose mode.



     -x                      Turns the "echo" mode on. The script
                             just  prints  the  commands  that it
                             would have executed. Note  that  the
                             commands  are not actually executed.
                             The default is off.



     -Y                      Populate the NIS+  tables  from  NIS
                             maps.



     -y <NIS_domain>         Specifies the NIS domain to copy the
                             NIS  maps  from.  This  is only used



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                             with  the  -Y  option.  The  default
                             domainname  is the same as the local
                             domainname.



EXAMPLES
     Example 1: Using nispopulate

     To populate all the  NIS+  standard  tables  in  the  domain
     xyz.sun.com. from NIS maps of the yp.sun.COM domain as input
     source where host yp_host is a YP server of yp.sun.COM:

     nis_server# /usr/lib/nis/nispopulate -Y -y yp.sun.COM \
     -h yp_host -d xyz.sun.com.

     To update all of the NIS+ standard tables from the same  NIS
     domain and hosts shown above:

     nis_server# /usr/lib/nis/nispopulate -Y -u -y yp.sun.COM -h yp_host \
     -d xyz.sun.com.

     To populate the hosts table in domain xyz.sun.com. from  the
     hosts   file  in  the  /var/nis/files  directory  and  using
     somepasswd as the network password for key encryption:

     nis_server# /usr/lib/nis/nispopulate -F -p \
      /var/nis/files -l somepasswd hosts

     To populate the passwd table in domain xyz.sun.com. from the
     passwd file in the /var/nis/files directory without automat-
     ically creating the NIS+ credentials:

     nis_server# /usr/lib/nis/nispopulate -F -p /var/nis/files \
      -d xys.sun.com. -S 0 passwd

     To populate the credential table in domain xyz.sun.com.  for
     all users defined in the passwd table.

     nis_server# /usr/lib/nis/nispopulate -C -d xys.sun.com. passwd

     To create and populate a non-standard  key-value  type  NIS+
     table,   private,   from  the  file  /var/nis/files/private:
     (nispopulate assumes that the private.org_dirkey-value  type
     table has already been created).

     nis_server# /usr/bin/nistbladm -D access=og=rmcd,nw=r \
     -c private key=S,nogw= value=,nogw= private.org.dir

     nis_server# /usr/lib/nis/nispopulate -F -p /var/nis/files private





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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
     nispopulate normally creates temporary files in  the  direc-
     tory  /tmp. You may specify another directory by setting the
     environment variable TMPDIR to  your  chosen  directory.  If
     TMPDIR  is  not a valid directory, then nispopulate will use
     /tmp).

FILES
     /etc/inet/hosts         local host name database



     /etc/inet/ipnodes       local database associating names  of
                             nodes with IP addresses



     /var/yp                 NIS (YP) domain directory



     /var/nis                NIS+ domain directory



     /tmp


ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWnisu                    |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     nis+(1),   nistbladm(1),   nisaddcred(1M),    nisaddent(1M),
     nisauthconf(1M),      nisclient(     1M),     nisserver(1M),
     nissetup(1M), rpc.nisd(1M), ypxfr(1M), attributes(5)

NOTES
     NIS+ might not  be  supported  in  future  releases  of  the
     Solaris  operating  system.  Tools to aid the migration from
     NIS+ to LDAP are available in the current  Solaris  release.
     For            more            information,            visit
     http://www.sun.com/directory/nisplus/transition.html.





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