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)