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Dd February 26, 2005
Dt YPINIT 8
Os
Sh NAME
Nm ypinit
Nd initialize NIS subsystem
Sh SYNOPSIS
Nm
Fl c
Op Fl l Ar server1,...,serverN
Op Ar domainname
Nm
Fl m
Op Fl l Ar server1,...,serverN
Op Ar domainname
Nm
Fl s
Ar master_server
Op Fl l Ar server1,...,serverN
Op Ar domainname
Sh DESCRIPTION
Nm
initializes the files and directories that are required for a
Tn NIS
client or server.
Pp
If
Ar domainname
isn't specified, the default domain (as returned by
Xr domainname 1 )
is used.
Pp
The following options are available:
Bl -tag -width indent
It Fl c
Create a
Tn NIS
client.
Initializes
Pa /var/yp/binding/<domain>.ypservers
to contain a list of ypservers for
Xr ypbind 8
to connect to.
It Fl l Ar server1,...,serverN
Set the list of client servers from the command line rather than
prompting for them interactively.
The format is a comma separated list
of server names with no spaces.
It Fl m
Create a master
Tn NIS
server.
Generates map data from local files
Pa ( /etc/master.passwd ,
Pa /etc/group ,
etc.).
It Fl s Ar master_server
Create a slave server.
Downloads the maps from
Ar master_server ,
which should be the active master
Tn NIS
server.
El
Pp
To rebuild or refresh the maps for the
Tn NIS
domain <domain>, change to the
Pa /var/yp/<domain>
directory and run
Ic make .
Sh FILES
Bl -tag -width /var/yp/ypserv.log -compact
It Pa /var/yp
master
Tn NIS
directory; contains the template makefiles.
It Pa /var/yp/<domain>
directory to store
Tn NIS
maps for <domain>.
It Pa /var/yp/binding/<domain>.ypservers
list of
Tn NIS
servers to bind to.
El
Sh SEE ALSO
Xr domainname 1 ,
Xr make 1 ,
Xr makedbm 8 ,
Xr mknetid 8 ,
Xr nis 8 ,
Xr stdethers 8 ,
Xr stdhosts 8 ,
Xr ypbind 8 ,
Xr yppush 8 ,
Xr ypserv 8
Sh AUTHORS
An -nosplit
Originally written by
An Mats O Jansson Aq Mt [email protected] .
Modified by
An Jason R. Thorpe Aq Mt [email protected] .