YPINIT(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures YPINIT(8)
NAME
ypinit - set up NIS client
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/ypinit -m /usr/sbin/ypinit -s [
master_server]
/usr/sbin/ypinit -c [
server_name...]
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(8) 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. It is
recommended that you list each of these NIS servers by name and
numeric IP address in
/etc/hosts. Though the practice is not
recommended, NIS allows you to list servers by numeric address only,
bypassing
/etc/hosts. In such a configuration,
ypwhich(1) returns a
numeric address instead of a name.
ypinit stores the list of servers to which a client can bind in the
file
/var/yp/binding/domain/ypservers. This file is used by
ypbind when run without the
-broadcast option.
OPTIONS
-c [
server_name...]
Set up a
ypclient system. If
server_name is specified, it will
replace currently configured list of servers.
server_name could
be represented by IPv4/v6 address as well as by hostname.
-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 File in which it is recommended that NIS servers be listed.
/var/yp/binding/domain/ypservers
Lists the servers to which the NIS client is allowed to bind.
SEE ALSO
svcs(1),
ypwhich(1),
sysinfo(2),
hosts(5),
attributes(7),
smf(7),
svcadm(8),
ypbind(8)NOTES
The
NIS client service is managed by the service management facility,
smf(7), 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(8). The
service'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.
December 15, 2014 YPINIT(8)
