ypinit(8) [netbsd man page]

YPINIT(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						 YPINIT(8)

NAME

     ypinit -- initialize NIS subsystem

SYNOPSIS

     ypinit -c [domainname] [-l server1,...,serverN]
     ypinit -m [domainname] [-l server1,...,serverN]
     ypinit -s master_server [domainname] [-l server1,...,serverN]

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.

     -l 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.

     -m      Create a master NIS server.  Generates map data from local files (/etc/master.passwd, /etc/group, etc.).

     -s master_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>.

BSD
								 February 26, 2005							       BSD

ypinit(1M)						  System Administration Commands						ypinit(1M)

NAME

       ypinit - set up NIS client

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/ypinit [-c] [-m] [-s master_server]

DESCRIPTION

       ypinit  can be used to set up an  NIS client system.  You must be the superuser to run this command. This script need not be used at all if
       ypbind(1M) is started with the -broadcast option (it is invoked with this option from the svc:/network/nis/client:default service).

       Normally,  ypinit is run only once after installing the system. It may be run whenever a new NIS server is  added  to  the  network  or	an
       existing one is decommissioned.

       ypinit  prompts	for a list of NIS servers to bind the client to; this list should be ordered from the closest to the furthest server. Each
       of these NIS servers must be listed in either the /etc/hosts or the /etc/inet/ipnodes file along with its IP  address.  ypinit  stores  the
       list in file /var/yp/binding/domain/ypservers. This file is used by ypbind when run without the	-broadcast option.

OPTIONS

       -c		       Set up a ypclient system.

       -m		       Build a master ypserver data base.

       -s master_server        Slave  data  base.  master_server  must be the same master configured in the YP maps and returned by the ypwhich -m
			       command.

FILES

       /etc/hosts

       /etc/inet/ipnodes

       /var/yp/binding/domain/ypservers

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWnisu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       svcs(1), svcadm(1M), ypbind(1M), sysinfo(2), hosts(4), ipnodes(4), attributes(5), smf(5)

NOTES

       The NIS client service is managed by the service management facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:

       svc:/network/nis/client:default

       Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling, or requesting restart, can be performed  using  svcadm(1M).  The  ser-
       vice's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.

BUGS

       ypinit  sets  up  the  list  of	NIS  servers only for the current domain on the system when it is run, that is, the domain returned by the
       SI_SRPC_DOMAIN command to sysinfo(2). Care should be taken to ensure that this is the same as the desired domain for NIS client processes.

SunOS 5.10							    13 Aug 2004 							ypinit(1M)