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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/yp_mkdb')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/yp_mkdb/yp_mkdb.8 | 20 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/yp_mkdb/yp_mkdb.8 b/usr.sbin/yp_mkdb/yp_mkdb.8 index f0d3651..f7b8f22 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/yp_mkdb/yp_mkdb.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/yp_mkdb/yp_mkdb.8 @@ -53,14 +53,16 @@ .Ar inputfile .Ar dbname .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Yp_mkdb -creates +The +.Nm +utility creates .Xr db 3 style databases for use with .Fx Ns 's NIS server. -.Nm Yp_mkdb -reads data from +The +.Nm +utility reads data from .Ar inputfile , and writes it to .Ar dbname @@ -79,11 +81,13 @@ These databases are typically stored in where .Ar domainname is the name of the NIS domain being served. -.Nm Yp_mkdb -is usually invoked by +The +.Nm +utility is usually invoked by .Pa /var/yp/Makefile . -.Nm Yp_mkdb -can also be used to dump an NIS database file so that its +The +.Nm +utility can also be used to dump an NIS database file so that its contents can be examined. For security reasons, all databases that .Nm |
