NAME

DESCRIPTION

The NIS package implements all functions described in the ypclnt(3N) manual page.

The following commands have been implemented:

yp_bind($domain)

Bind the process to a NIS server for the domain $domain. This function is rarely needed. See yp_bind(3N).

yp_unbind($domain)

Unbind the process from the specified $domain. This function is also rarely required. See yp_unbind(3N).

$domain = yp_get_default_domain()

Return the host's local domain. (The same as the domainname program). See yp_get_default_domain(3N).

($status, $value) = yp_match($domain, $map, $key)

Return the $value for the given $key in the $map for the domain $domain. The $key must be an exact match for an item in the map (i.e. yp_match does no partial matching. The $value is only valid if $status is equal to $YP_SUCCESS.

($status, $key, $value) = yp_first($domain, $map)

Return the first key-value pair from $map in $domain. As the NIS maps are stored in a DBM table, the order of the returned values is not obvious.

($status, $key, $value) = yp_next($domain, $map, $key)

Return the next key-value pair from $map in $domain. The $key must be provided from the previous yp_first or yp_next. The yp_first/yp_next method is not recommended, as under some circumstances, entries can be skipped or returned twice. yp_all is a better interface to use.

($status, \%values) = yp_all($domain, $map)

The yp_all call returns an entire map in the %values associative array.

($status, $order) = yp_order($domain, $map)

This function returns the order number for $domain. Whatever that is. It mustn't be very important, since it's not implemented on NIS+ servers running in ``YP-compatibility mode''. I put it in for completeness.

($status, $name) = yp_master($domain, $map)

Returns the machine name of the master server for a map.

$error = yperr_string($status)

Returns a string representation of the error code passed in $status.

$status = ypprot_err($code)

Translates a NIS name service protocol error code to a ypclnt layer error code. Only used for the C version of yp_all, and it is only implemented here for completeness.

ERROR CODES

  $Net::NIS::ERR_ACCESS         Access violation
  $Net::NIS::ERR_BADARGS        Args to function are bad
  $Net::NIS::ERR_BADDB          yp data base is bad
  $Net::NIS::ERR_BUSY           Database is busy
  $Net::NIS::ERR_DOMAIN         Can't bind to a server which serves this domain
  $Net::NIS::ERR_KEY            No such key in map
  $Net::NIS::ERR_MAP            No such map in server's domain
  $Net::NIS::ERR_NODOM          Local domain name not set
  $Net::NIS::ERR_PMAP           Can't communicate with portmapper
  $Net::NIS::ERR_NOMORE         No more records in map database
  $Net::NIS::ERR_RESRC          Local resource allocation failure
  $Net::NIS::ERR_RPC            RPC failure
  $Net::NIS::ERR_YPBIND         Can't communicate with ypbind
  $Net::NIS::ERR_YPERR          Internal yp server or client interface error
  $Net::NIS::ERR_YPSERV         Can't communicate with ypserv
  $Net::NIS::ERR_VERS           YP version mismatch

AUTHOR

The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two remains the same; only the name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications plc, and may not be used without permission.