ypinit(1M)                                                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 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. Each
       of these NIS servers must be listed in either the /etc/hosts or the /etc/inet/ipnodes file along with its IP  address.  ypinit  stores  the
       list in 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

       /etc/inet/ipnodes

       /var/yp/binding/domain/ypservers

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability                 |SUNWnisu                     |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       svcs(1), svcadm(1M), ypbind(1M), sysinfo(2), hosts(4), ipnodes(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  ser-
       vice'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.

SunOS 5.10                                                          13 Aug 2004                                                         ypinit(1M)