NIS group map is not getting updated with a group entry when custom source location is used for group database instead of /etc/group

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • NIS group map is not getting updated when custom source location is used for group database instead of /etc/group
  • Specific group entry is not getting updated/appended in NIS group maps group.byname and group.bygid when custome location is used as source for generating NIS maps:
# ypcat group
# ypcat group.byname | groupname
# ypcat group.bygid | grep gidNumber

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7
  • ypserv (NIS)

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