Commands Reference, Volume 3

mkclient Command

Purpose

Uncomments the entry in the /etc/rc.nfs file for the ypbind daemon and starts the ypbind daemon to configure a client.

Syntax

/usr/sbin/mkclient [ -I | -B | -N ] [ -S server]

The mkclient command uncomments the entry to the /etc/rc.nfs file to start the ypbind daemon to configure a client. The mkclient command starts the ypbind daemon by using the appropriate System Resource Controller (SRC) command.

You can use the File Systems application in Web-based System Manager (wsm) to change file system characteristics.

You could also use the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) smit mkclient fast path to run this command.

Flags

-I	Uncomments the entry for starting the ypbind daemon to the /etc/rc.nfs file. This entry causes the ypbind daemon to start during the next system restart.
-B	Uncomments the entry to the /etc/rc.nfs file and starts the ypbind daemon. This flag is the default.
-N	Causes the startsrc command to start the ypbind daemon. This flag does not affect the /etc/rc.nfs file.
-S	Specifies which NIS server to use instead of broadcasting for one. This option must be used when no NIS server exists on the networks directly connected to the client machine.

Examples

To modify the /etc/rc.nfs file so that the ypbind daemon is started on the next system restart, enter:

mkclient -I

Files

/var/yp/domainname directory	Contains the NIS maps for the NIS domain.
/etc/rc.nfs	Contains the startup script for the NFS and NIS daemons.

Related Information

The mkmaster command, rmyp command, smit command, startsrc command.

The ypbind daemon, yppasswdd daemon, ypserv daemon, ypupdated daemon.

Network File System (NFS) Overview for System Management in AIX 5L Version 5.1 System Management Guide: Communications and Networks.

System Resource Controller Overview in AIX 5L Version 5.1 System Management Concepts: Operating System and Devices.

For information on installing the Web-based System Manager, see Chapter 2: Installation and System Requirements in AIX 5L Version 5.1 Web-based System Manager Administration Guide.

System Management Interface Tool (SMIT): Overview in AIX 5L Version 5.1 System Management Concepts: Operating System and Devices.

Network Information Services (NIS) Overview for System Management in AIX 5L Version 5.1 Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) Guide.

NIS Reference.