YP.CONF(5)                                                  ypbind-mt                                                 YP.CONF(5)



NAME
       yp.conf - NIS binding configuration file

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

       domain nisdomain server hostname
          Use server hostname for the domain nisdomain. You could have more then one entry of this type for a single domain.

       domain nisdomain broadcast
          Use broadcast on the local net for domain nisdomain.

       domain nisdomain slp
          Query the local running SLP server for hosts running ypserv and distributing nisdomain. This option is only available,
          if ypbind was compiled with SLP support.

       ypserver hostname
          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.

       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.

SEE ALSO
       ypbind(8)

AUTHOR
       ypbind-mt was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukukATthkukuk.de>.



ypbind-mt                                                  10/04/2006                                                 YP.CONF(5)