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38 .Nd build and install NIS databases
53 utility is a script which sets up databases on a Network Information Service
55 master or slave server.
60 .Pa /var/yp/$DOMAINNAME
65 to create and populate an initial set of NIS maps.
67 created from local source files using the
70 The utility will prompt the user for a list of servers
71 that support the specified domain; this list is used to populate
77 .Pa /var/yp/$DOMAINNAME ,
78 populates it with copies of the NIS maps from the master.
80 are obtained from the master using the
85 utility obtains the list of maps to transfer in one of two ways: if
86 the system is configured as an NIS client and is bound to the master
91 utility to obtain a list of maps exported by the master server.
92 If the system is not configured as a client of the NIS master,
94 uses a hardcoded list of maps, some of which may or may not actually
96 The system administrator can edit the
99 modify the map list if necessary.
100 Otherwise, individual maps can
101 be transferred manually from the master using
106 utility supports the following options:
107 .Bl -tag -width indent
108 .It Fl m Op Ar domainname
109 Set up a master server.
113 the system default domain.
114 The user can override this default by specifying
117 Maps are constructed from scratch using local files as templates using
121 .It Fl s Ar master_server Op Ar domainname
122 Set up a slave server using
132 the system default domain.
133 The user can override this default by specifying
136 .It Fl u Op Ar domainname
137 Update the ypservers map on the master server.
139 server is added to a domain, its hostname must be added to the
140 ypservers map so that
142 can propagate updates on the master to all of the slaves.
145 .Bl -tag -width /var/yp/master.passwd -compact
146 .It Pa /etc/bootparams
147 Bootparams source file
149 Ethers data source file
153 Hostname/IP address source file
155 RPC netid source file
158 .It Pa /etc/protocols
159 Protocols source file
160 .It Pa /etc/publickey
161 RPC public key/secret key source file
163 Services data source file
166 .It Pa /var/yp/master.passwd
167 Passwd database source file
168 .It Pa /var/yp/netgroup
169 Netgroup data source file
170 .It Pa /var/yp/ypservers
171 Ypservers source file (generated by
193 The original script was written by
194 .An Mats O Jansson Aq Mt moj@stacken.kth.se .
198 .An Bill Paul Aq Mt wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu .