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YPINIT(8)                 BSD System Manager's Manual                YPINIT(8)

NAME
     ypinit -- create an YP server (master or slave)

SYNOPSIS
     ypinit -m [domainname]
     ypinit -s master_server [domainname]
     ypinit -u [domainname]

DESCRIPTION
     Ypinit is the utiliy to setup an YP server, or changing the ypserver map.

     The options are as follows:

     -m      Setup a master YP server. If domainname is not given the default domainname will be used.

     -s      Setup a slave YP server.  domainname is not given the default domainname will be used.
             master_server must be a running YP master server.

     -u      Update the ypserver map on a YP master server. If domainname is not given the default domain-name domainname
             name will be used.

SEE ALSO
     yp(8), ypserv(8)

AUTHOR
     Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>

BSD                             April 19, 1997                             BSD

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