Sets up NIS maps on a Network Information Services (NIS) server.
/usr/sbin/ypinit [ -o ] [ -n ] [ -q ] -m [ SlaveName ... ]
/usr/sbin/ypinit -s MasterName
The ypinit command sets up NIS maps on a Network Information Services (NIS) master server or NIS slave server. Only users with root user authority can use the ypinit command.
By default, the ypinit command uses the ASCII system files as input files for the map being created.
ypinit -m
This command invokes the make procedure, which follows the instructions in the /var/yp/Makefile file.
ypinit -s zorro
In this example, the ypinit command copies the NIS maps onto your workstation from the NIS server named zorro, making your workstation an NIS slave server.
ypinit -o -n -q -m slave
/etc/bootparams | Lists clients that diskless clients can use for booting. |
/etc/passwd | Contains an entry for each user that has permission to log on to the machine. |
/etc/group | Contains an entry for each user group allowed to log on to the machine. |
/etc/hosts | Contains an entry for each host on the network. |
/var/yp/Makefile | Contains rules for making NIS maps. |
/etc/networks | Contains the name of each network in the DARPA Internet. |
/etc/netmasks | Lists network masks used to implement IP standard subnetting. |
/etc/netid | Contains identification information for machines, hosts, and groups. |
/etc/rpc | Contains map information for RPC programs. |
/etc/services | Contains an entry for each server available through the Internet. |
/etc/protocols | Defines Internet protocols used on the local host. |
/etc/netgroup | Contains information about each user group on the network. |
/etc/ethers | Contains the Ethernet addresses of hosts on the Internet network. |
/etc/publickey | Contains public or secret keys for NIS maps. |
The chmaster command, chslave command, lsmaster command, makedbm command, mkmaster command, mkslave command, yppush command, ypxfr command.
The ypserv daemon.
Network Information Services (NIS) Overview for System Management in AIX 5L Version 5.2 Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) Guide.