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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.
p If .Ar domainname isn't specified, the default domain (as returned by .Xr domainname 1 ) is used.
p The following options are available: l -tag -width indent t Fl c Create a .Tn NIS client. Initializes
a /var/yp/binding/<domain>.ypservers to contain a list of ypservers for .Xr ypbind 8 to connect to. t 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. t Fl m Create a master .Tn NIS server. Generates map data from local files
a ( /etc/master.passwd ,
a /etc/group , etc.). t 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
p To rebuild or refresh the maps for the .Tn NIS domain <domain>, change to the
a /var/yp/<domain> directory and run c make . .Sh FILES l -tag -width /var/yp/ypserv.log -compact t Pa /var/yp master .Tn NIS directory; contains the template makefiles. t Pa /var/yp/<domain> directory to store .Tn NIS maps for <domain>. t 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 moj (at] stacken.kth.se . Modified by .An Jason R. Thorpe Aq Mt thorpej (at] NetBSD.org .
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