NAME

       /etc/yp.conf - NIS binding configuration file

DESCRIPTION

       The  file  /etc/yp.conf is read from ypbind(8) at startup or when receiving signal SIGHUP.
       The entries are used for the initial binding.  Valid entries are

       domain nisdomain server hostname
              Use server hostname for the domain nisdomain.  You could have more then  one  entry
              of this type for a single domain.

       domain nisdomain broadcast
              Use broadcast on the local net for domain nisdomain.

       domain nisdomain slp
              Query  the  local  running  SLP  server  for  hosts running ypserv and distributing
              nisdomain.  This option is only available, if ypbind was compiled with SLP support.

       ypserver hostname
              Use server hostname for the local domain.

       broadcast
              If no other server is given or all of them are not reachable, try a broadcast  call
              for the default domain to find a server.

       If  for a specific domain the broadcast option and fixed server are given, ypbind-mt tries
       at first the given servers before falling back to broadcasting for a running server.

SEE ALSO

       ypbind(8)

AUTHOR

       ypbind-mt was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.