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yp.conf - NIS binding configuration file
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Description
The file /etc/yp.conf is read from ypbind(8) at startup or when receiving signal SIGHUP. The entries are
used for the initial binding. Valid entries are
domainnisdomainserverhostname
Use server hostname for the domain nisdomain. You could have more then one entry of this type for a
single domain.
domainnisdomainbroadcast
Use broadcast on the local net for domain nisdomain.
ypserverhostname
Use server hostname for the local domain.
broadcast
If no other server is given or all of them are not reachable, try a broadcast call for the default
domain to find a server.
hostname can either be an IP address or the system's DNS name. If it is the system's DNS name, this name
needs to be resolveable without the help of NIS, before NIS is used.
If for a specific domain the broadcast option and fixed server are given, ypbind-mt tries at first the
given servers before falling back to broadcasting for a running server.
Name
yp.conf - NIS binding configuration file
See Also
ypbind(8)
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