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usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.8
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.\" $NetBSD: ypbind.8,v 1.14 2002/02/08 01:38:58 ross Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: ypbind.8,v 1.15 2005/02/26 16:15:09 thorpej Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ypbind
.Nd create and maintain a binding to a YP server
.Nd create and maintain a binding to a NIS server
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl broadcast
@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
finds the server for a particular
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
domain and stores information about it
in a
.Dq binding file .
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ where
.Aq domain
is the relevant domain.
The
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
system only supplies information on version 2.
.Pp
If
@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ is started without the
option,
.Nm
steps through the list of
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
servers specified in
.Pa /var/yp/binding/\*[Lt]domain\*[Gt].ypservers
and contacts each in turn attempting to bind to that server.
It is strongly recommended that these hosts are in the local
hosts file, and that hosts are looked up in local files before
the
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
hosts map.
.Pp
If
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width "-broadcast"
.It Fl broadcast
sends a broadcast requesting a
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
server to which to bind.
.It Fl insecure
do not require that the server is running on a reserved port.
@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ This may be necessary when connecting to
.Tn SunOS 3.x
or
.Tn ULTRIX
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
servers.
.It Fl ypset
.Xr ypset 8
@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ options are inherently insecure and should be avoided.
Messages are send to syslog daemon using facility LOG_DAEMON.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr domainname 1 ,
.Xr nis 8 ,
.Xr ypcat 1 ,
.Xr ypmatch 1 ,
.Xr ypwhich 1 ,
.Xr yp 8 ,
.Xr yppoll 8 ,
.Xr ypset 8
.Sh AUTHORS

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usr.sbin/yppoll/yppoll.8
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.\" $NetBSD: yppoll.8,v 1.6 1998/01/23 13:38:24 lukem Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: yppoll.8,v 1.7 2005/02/26 16:17:23 thorpej Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.Dd October 25, 1994
.Dd February 26, 2005
.Dt YPPOLL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm yppoll
.Nd ask version of YP map from YP server
.Nd ask version of NIS map from NIS server
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl h Ar host
@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
asks a
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
server process for the order number and which host is the master
server for
.Ar mapname .
@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl h Ar host
Ask the
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
server process running on
.Ar host
for information about
@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ is not specified, the server polled is the default server returned by
.Xr ypwhich 1 .
.It Fl d Ar domain
Use the
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
domain
.Ar domain
instead of the default domain as returned by
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.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr domainname 1 ,
.Xr nis 8 ,
.Xr ypcat 1 ,
.Xr ypmatch 1 ,
.Xr ypwhich 1 ,
.Xr yp 8 ,
.Xr ypbind 8 ,
.Xr ypset 8
.Sh AUTHORS

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usr.sbin/ypset/ypset.8
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.\" $NetBSD: ypset.8,v 1.6 2002/02/02 02:31:24 wiz Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: ypset.8,v 1.7 2005/02/26 16:16:22 thorpej Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1996 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
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.Nm ypset
.Nd tell
.Xr ypbind 8
which YP server process to use
which NIS server process to use
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl h Ar host
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tells the
.Xr ypbind 8
process on the current machine which
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
server process to communicate with.
If
.Ar server
is down or is not running a
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
server process, it is not discovered until
a
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
client process attempts to access a
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
map, at which time
.Xr ypbind 8
tests the binding and takes appropriate action.
.Pp
.Nm
is most useful for binding a
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
client that is not on the same broadcast
network as the closest
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
server, but can also be used for debugging
a local network's
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
configuration, testing specific
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
client
programs, or binding to a specific server when there are many servers on
the local network supplying
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
maps.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl h Ar host
Set the
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
binding on
.Ar host
instead of the local machine.
.It Fl d Ar domain
Use the
.Tn YP
.Tn NIS
domain
.Ar domain
instead of the default domain as returned by
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.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr domainname 1 ,
.Xr nis 8 ,
.Xr ypcat 1 ,
.Xr ypmatch 1 ,
.Xr ypwhich 1 ,
.Xr yp 8 ,
.Xr ypbind 8 ,
.Xr yppoll 8
.Sh AUTHORS