SECURENET(5) - File Formats Manual # SECURENET(5) - File Formats Manual
NAME # securenet - ypserv(8) configuration file for secure networks
DESCRIPTION # The securenet file controls which hosts can connect to the YP server.
The format is rather simple. Each row consists of two items. The first item is the network mask. The second item is the network.
FILES # /var/yp/securenet
a ypserv(8) configuration file
EXAMPLES # A configuration file might look like the following:
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YPSERV.ACL(5) - File Formats Manual # YPSERV.ACL(5) - File Formats Manual
NAME # ypserv.acl - ypserv(8) access control configuration
DESCRIPTION # The ypserv.acl file controls which hosts can connect to the yp(8) server.
The format is more complex than the format for securenet(5). The first two words on each line controls if the line will allow or deny access for a host, network (net), or all hosts.
The YP server reads the configuration file and builds a list in memory.
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YPSERV(8) - System Manager’s Manual # YPSERV(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # ypserv - YP server daemon
SYNOPSIS # ypserv [-1dx] [-a aclfile]
DESCRIPTION # ypserv is a fundamental part of the network information system called YP. This server provides information from YP maps to the YP clients on the network.
A YP map is stored on the server as a Berkeley database. A number of YP maps are grouped together in a domain.
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