How to Use the /etc/printers.conf File to Load NIS

1. Log in as superuser on the system that contains the /etc/printers.conf file to be copied to the NIS master server.

2. Copy the system's /etc/printers.conf file to the NIS master server's /etc directory.

3. Copy the /usr/lib/print/Makefile.yp makefile to the NIS master server's /var/yp directory.

4. Log in as superuser on the NIS master server.

5. On this system, specify how to process the files.

   # make -f /var/yp/makefile -f /var/yp/Makefile.yp printers.conf

   -f /var/yp/makefile	Specifies the NIS makefile.
   -f /usr/lib/print/Makefile.yp	Specifies the NIS print makefile. This means implicit rules and predefined macros from both makefiles are concatenated.
   printers.conf	Specifies the file to be created or updated.