NIBINDD(8)						      System Manager's Manual							NIBINDD(8)

NAME

       nibindd - NetInfo binder

SYNOPSIS

       nibindd

DESCRIPTION

       The  nibindd  daemon  is  responsible  for finding, creating and destroying NetInfo (netinfod(8)) servers.  When it starts up, it reads the
       directory /etc/netinfo for directories with the extension ``.nidb'' and starts up a netinfod server for each NetInfo database it finds.	If
       nibindd	is  sent a hangup signal, SIGHUP, it kills all running netinfod processes and rebinds the NetInfo domain hierarchy (note that this
       does not affect the connections established by lookupd(8)).  This is useful for getting the system to conform to new network  configuration
       changes without rebooting. nibindd writes a file with its process ID number (pid file) in /var/run/nibindd.pid.

       The  nibindd  daemon  will  automatically destroy the registration for a netinfod server if it disappears for any reason.  It will take the
       netinfod servers down if it is shut down by sending it a terminate signal, SIGTERM.

       nidomain(8) is the user interface to nibindd.

FILES

       /etc/netinfo
       /var/run/nibindd.pid

SEE ALSO

       netinfod(8), nidomain(8), lookupd(8)

Apple Computer, Inc.						  March 30, 1998							NIBINDD(8)