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.TH "YP\&.CONF" "5" "10/20/2014" "ypbind-mt" "ypbind\-mt"
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.SH "NAME"
yp.conf \- NIS binding configuration file
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The file
/etc/yp\&.conf
is read from
\fBypbind\fR(8)
at startup or when receiving signal SIGHUP\&. The entries are used for the initial binding\&. Valid entries are
.PP
\fBdomain\fR \fInisdomain\fR \fBserver\fR \fIhostname\fR
.RS 4
Use server
\fIhostname\fR
for the domain
\fInisdomain\fR\&. You could have more then one entry of this type for a single domain\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBdomain\fR \fInisdomain\fR \fBbroadcast\fR
.RS 4
Use broadcast on the local net for domain
\fInisdomain\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBdomain\fR \fInisdomain\fR \fBslp\fR
.RS 4
Query the local running SLP server for hosts running ypserv and distributing
\fInisdomain\fR\&. This option is only available, if
\fBypbind\fR
was compiled with SLP support\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBypserver\fR \fIhostname\fR
.RS 4
Use server
\fIhostname\fR
for the local domain\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBbroadcast\fR
.RS 4
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\&.
.RE
.PP
If for a specific domain the broadcast option and fixed server are given,
\fBypbind\-mt\fR
tries at first the given servers before falling back to broadcasting for a running server\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBypbind\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBypbind\-mt\fR
was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@thkukuk\&.de>\&.