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YPINIT(1M)							    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 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.

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.

				 Dec 20, 2007			    YPINIT(1M)

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