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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  sys-
     tem. 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, bypass-
     ing /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

         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.





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System Administration Commands                         ypinit(1M)



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.


ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | system/network/nis          |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     svcs(1),  ypwhich(1),  svcadm(1M),  ypbind(1M),  sysinfo(2),
     hosts(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 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.





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