NAME
ypinit —
initialize NIS subsystem
SYNOPSIS
ypinit |
-c [-l
server1,...,serverN]
[domainname] |
ypinit |
-m [-l
server1,...,serverN]
[domainname] |
ypinit |
-s master_server
[-l server1,...,serverN]
[domainname] |
DESCRIPTION
ypinit initializes the files and directories that are
required for a NIS client or server.
If domainname isn't specified, the default domain (as returned by domainname(1)) is used.
The following options are available:
-c- Create a NIS client. Initializes /var/yp/binding/<domain>.ypservers to contain a list of ypservers for ypbind(8) to connect to.
-lserver1,...,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.
-m- Create a master NIS server. Generates map data from local files (/etc/master.passwd, /etc/group, etc.).
-smaster_server- Create a slave server. Downloads the maps from master_server, which should be the active master NIS server.
To rebuild or refresh the maps for the NIS domain <domain>,
change to the /var/yp/<domain> directory and
run make.
FILES
- /var/yp
- master NIS directory; contains the template makefiles.
- /var/yp/<domain>
- directory to store NIS maps for <domain>.
- /var/yp/binding/<domain>.ypservers
- list of NIS servers to bind to.
SEE ALSO
domainname(1), make(1), makedbm(8), mknetid(8), nis(8), stdethers(8), stdhosts(8), ypbind(8), yppush(8), ypserv(8)
AUTHORS
Originally written by Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>. Modified by Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@NetBSD.org>.