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.Dd January 4, 1997
.Dt YPINIT 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ypinit
.Nd initialise YP system
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm ""
.Fl c
.Op Ar domainname
.Nm ""
.Fl m
.Op Ar domainname
.Nm ""
.Fl s
.Ar master_server
.Op Ar domainname
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
initialises the files and directories that are required for a
.Tn YP
client or server.
.Pp
If
.Ar domainname
isn't specified, the default domain (as returned by
.Xr domainname 1 )
is used.
.Pp
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl c
Create a
.Tn YP
client.
Initialises
.Pa /var/yp/binding/<domain>.ypservers
to contain a list of ypservers for
.Xr ypbind 8
to connect to.
.It Fl m
Create a master
.Tn YP
server.
Generates map data from local files
.Pa ( /etc/master.passwd ,
.Pa /etc/group ,
etc.).
.It Fl s Ar master_server
Create a slave server.
Downloads the maps from
.Ar master_server ,
which should be the active master
.Tn YP
server.
.El
.Pp
To rebuild or refresh the maps for the
.Tn YP
domain <domain>, change to the
.Pa /var/yp/<domain>
directory and run
.Ic make .
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /var/yp/ypserv.log -compact
.It Pa /var/yp
master
.Tn YP
directory; contains the template makefiles.
.It Pa /var/yp/<domain>
directory to store
.Tn YP
maps for <domain>.
.It Pa /var/yp/binding/<domain>.ypservers
list of
.Tn YP
servers to bind to.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr domainname 1 ,
.Xr makedbm 8 ,
.Xr stdhosts 8 ,
.Xr stdethers 8 ,
.Xr make 1 ,
.Xr mknetid 8 ,
.Xr yp 8 ,
.Xr ypbind 8 ,
.Xr yppush 8 ,
.Xr ypserv 8
.Sh AUTHOR
Originally written by Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>.
Modified by Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@NetBSD.ORG>