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yp

definitionyp

ypbind daemonStarting and Stopping NIS Services on an NIS Server

“can't” messagesSymptoms of NIS Binding Problems

adding slave serversHow to Add a New Slave Server

broadcast mode

Administering NIS Clients

Broadcast Mode

client not boundClient Not Bound to Server

descriptionNIS Daemons

failsypbind Crashes

overloaded servers andNetwork or Servers Are Unreachable

server-list modeServer-List Mode

ypcat commandUsing NIS Maps

descriptionNIS Command Summary

ypinit command

adding slave serversHow to Add a New Slave Server

client setupAdministering NIS Clients

default mapsUpdating and Modifying Existing Maps

descriptionNIS Command Summary

initializing a slave serverHow to Set Up a Slave Server

make command andHow to Set Up the Master Server

Makefile file andPreparing /var/yp/Makefile

master server setupHow to Set Up the Master Server

slave servers andPreparing a Slave Server

starting ypservStarting the NIS Service Automatically

ypmatch command

descriptionNIS Command Summary

yppush command

changing map serverHow to Change a Map's Master Server

descriptionNIS Command Summary

Makefile andHow to Modify /var/yp/Makefile to Use Specific Databases

NIS problemsCheck the ypservers Map

ypserv daemon

Starting and Stopping NIS Services on an NIS Server

Server-List Mode

broadcast modeBroadcast Mode

descriptionNIS Daemons

failure ofypserv Crashes

overloaded servers andNetwork or Servers Are Unreachable

ypservers file

adding slave serverHow to Add a New Slave Server

creatingHow to Add a New Slave Server

NIS troubleshooting withNo Server Available

ypservers map

describedNIS Map Descriptions

NIS problemsCheck the ypservers Map

ypset command

descriptionNIS Command Summary

ypwhich command

descriptionNIS Command Summary

display inconsistentypwhich Displays Are Inconsistent

identifying bound serverNIS Binding

identifying master serverUsing NIS Maps

ypxfr command

changing map serverHow to Change a Map's Master Server

crontab file andPropagating an NIS Map

descriptionNIS Command Summary

distributing new maps to slave serversCreating New Maps From Text Files

logging outputLogging ypxfr Output

shell scriptCheck the crontab File and ypxfr Shell Script

ypxfrd daemon

descriptionNIS Daemons