critical impact:

Network Information Service client interface - requires additional header files (CrCh36)

Problem description

The required header files for using the Network Information Service (NIS) client interface routines is different on Tru64 UNIX and HP-UX.

This package of functions provides an interface to the Network Information Service (NIS) database lookup service. On Tru64 UNIX, an application needs only to include the <rpcsvc/ypclnt.h> header file. On HP-UX, additional header files are required.

Identifiers

yp_all	yp_next
yp_bind	yp_order
yp_first	yp_unbind
yp_get_default_domain	yperr_string
yp_master	ypprot_err
yp_match

See also

• Background information on networking impacts
• ypclnt(3)

Solution description

Modify your code to include additional header files and link with the Network Information Service Library (NSL).

On HP-UX, you must include the following standard header files in your application as follows:

#include <rpcsvc/ypclnt.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <rpc/rpc.h>
#include <rpcsvc/yp_prot.h>

Link with NSL (/usr/lib/libnsl) by adding -lnsl to your link command line.

Review the applicable manpages and code for more information.

See also

• ypclnt(3C)

Problem summary