#258937 nis: can't customise which maps to transfer at which intervals

Package:
ypserv
Source:
ypserv
Description:
Server daemon for working with Network Information System (NIS)
Submitter:
Anton Ivanov
Date:
2021-01-24 15:45:12 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#258937#5
Date:
2004-07-12 10:05:52 UTC
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To:
The names of maps used by NIS slaves for periodic yxfer and possibly
the names of the NIS server maps need to go under /etc. The current
layout requires modifying the files under /usr/lib/nis to get it
working in any moderately complex enviornment
--- Begin /etc/yp.conf (modified conffile)

--- End /etc/yp.conf



--- Ignoring modified conffile /var/yp/Makefile (>8k)
#258937#10
Date:
2004-07-12 10:53:57 UTC
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severity 258937 wishlist
retitle 257937 Inflexible handling of ypxfer transfer frequencies
thanks

This is the version in stable.

This has been fixed in a not entirely ideal fashion in the current
development versions of the NIS package.  Since version 3.11-2
ypxfr_1perday will transfer all the maps on the server rather than a
hard coded list and the other transfers will only sync maps that are
actually present.  Obviously, it would be much better to allow the user
to configure the set of maps handled at each frequency.

At least the present fix will go into the next stable release.