ypinit(1M) System Administration Commands ypinit(1M)NAMEypinit - set up NIS client
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/ypinit [-c] [-m] [-s master_server]
DESCRIPTIONypinit 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. 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
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
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 attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │system/network/nis │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOsvcs(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.
BUGSypinit 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 5.11 20 Dec 2007 ypinit(1M)