nis-util 1.0

NIS maps are hightly interrelated. In order to provide a stable working environment for users, it is essential that the the system administrator have tools which report inconsistencies between NIS maps in a timely manner.

The nis-utils package contains anumber of tools which can be used to generate input to makedbm(8), in place of the awk(1) scripts traditionally used. These tools are far more exacting, and perform a number of input validations, in addition to the necessary reformatting.

In addition, each of these tools had a checking mode, which allows them to be validated against other files, e.g. validating passwd(5) files against group(5) files to make sure that the default groups actually exist.

Documentation

• The Reference Manual is in PDF format, and includes all of the man pages for the utilitues.
• The source code is extensively documented using Doxygen, the HTMM so generated is available here.

Files for Download

	The Master Sources You can download the following files from this web site: File Name Description nis-util-1.0.README The README file from the tar distribution. nis-util-1.0.lsm Brief description in LSM format. nis-util-1.0.D110.tar.gz The complete source. nis-util-1.0.D110.pdf The nis-util Reference Manual, in Adobe Acrobat format.
	SourceForge nis-util is also available from SourceForge's download mirrors. The download mirrors will probably faster than the other links on this page, and here is the SourceForge Project page.
	Ubuntu Packages If you use Ubuntu Linux, there are pre-built packages available for installation using the normal sudo apt-get install method, from this package archive (PPA). Instructions are available there for how to manually add the PPA to your /etc/apt/sources.list file, but the following commands are sufficient on recent versions of Ubuntu: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pmiller-opensource/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install nis-util
	The Bleeding Edge nis-util is developed using Aegis, a transaction based software configuration management package. The Aegis repository for this project is available, and an integration feed is available here.

nis-util is written and owned by Peter Miller <pmiller@opensource.org.au> and is freely distributable under the terms and conditions of the GNU GPL.

nis-util is developed using Aegis, a transaction based software configuration management system. The Aegis repository for this project is available.

There is more Software by Peter Miller at his home page.