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7 .TH YPSTART 8 "Oct 24, 1996"
9 ypstart, ypstop \- Start and stop NIS services
13 \fB/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart\fR
18 \fB/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstop\fR
24 The \fBypstart\fR command is used to start the Network Information Service
25 (NIS). After the host has been configured using the \fBypinit\fR(8) command,
26 \fBypstart\fR automatically determines the \fBNIS\fR status of the machine and
27 starts the appropriate daemons.
30 The \fBypstop\fR command is used to stop the Network Information Service
35 \fBypinit\fR(8), \fBattributes\fR(5)
42 The Network Information Service (\fBNIS\fR) was formerly known as Sun Yellow
43 Pages (\fBYP\fR). The functionality of the two services remains the same; only
44 the name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the
45 United Kingdom of British Telecommunications \fBPLC\fR, and must not be used