1yp.conf(5)                    File Formats Manual                   yp.conf(5)
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NAME

6       /etc/yp.conf - NIS binding configuration file
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DESCRIPTION

9       The file /etc/yp.conf is read from ypbind(8) at startup or when receiv‐
10       ing signal SIGHUP.  The entries  are  used  for  the  initial  binding.
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13       domain nisdomain server hostname
14              Use  server  hostname  for the domain nisdomain.  You could have
15              more then one entry of this type for a single domain.
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17       domain nisdomain broadcast
18              Use broadcast on the local net for domain nisdomain.
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20       domain nisdomain slp
21              Query the local running SLP server for hosts running ypserv  and
22              distributing  nisdomain.   This  option  is  only  available, if
23              ypbind was compiled with SLP support.
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25       ypserver hostname
26              Use server server for the local domain.
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29              If no other server is given or all of them  are  not  reachable,
30              try a broadcast call for the default domain to find a server.
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32       If  for  a  specific  domain  the broadcast option and fixed server are
33       given, ypbind-mt tries at first the given servers before  falling  back
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SEE ALSO

37       ypbind(8)
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AUTHOR

40       ypbind-mt was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.
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44ypbind-mt Version 1.19           February 2004                      yp.conf(5)