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The file /var/yp/securenets defines those networks or hosts which are allowed access to information by the Network Information Service (NIS ).

The format of the file is as follows:

Lines beginning with the ‘‘#’’ character are treated as comments.

Otherwise, each line contains two fields separated by white space. The first field is a netmask, the second a network.

The netmask field may be either 255.255.255.255 or the string ‘‘host’’ indicating that the second field is a specific host to be allowed access.

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/var/yp/securenets

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Notes

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.

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