ypbind(8)
NAME
ypbind - NIS binding process
SYNOPSIS
ypbind [ -c ] [ -d|-debug ] [ -broadcast ] [ -broken-server ] [ -ypset ] [ -ypsetme ] [ -no-ping ] [ -f configfile ] [ -local-only ] [ -ping- interval ping-interval ] [ -no-dbus ] ypbind --version
DESCRIPTION
ypbind finds the server for NIS domains and maintains the NIS binding information. The client (normally the NIS routines in the standard C library) could get the information over RPC from ypbind or read the binding files. The binding files resides in the directory /var/yp/binding and are conventionally named [domainname].[version]. The supported versions are 1 and 2. There could be several such files since it is possible for an NIS client to be bound to more than one domain. After a binding has been established, ypbind will send YPPROC_DOMAIN requests to the current NIS server at 20 seconds intervals. If it doesn't get an response or the NIS server reports that he doesn't have this domain any longer, ypbind will search for a new NIS server. All 15 minutes ypbind will check to see if the current NIS server is the fastest. If it find a server which answers faster, it will switch to this server. You could tell ypbind to use network broadcasts to find a new server, what is insecure, or you could give it a list of known secure servers. In this case ypbind will send a ping to all servers and binds to first one which answers. Unless the option -debug is used, ypbind detaches itself from the controlling terminal and puts itself into background. ypbind uses syslog(3) for logging errors and warnings. At startup or when receiving signal SIGHUP, ypbind parses the file /etc/yp.conf and tries to use the entries for its initial binding. A broadcast entry in the configuration file will overwrite a ypserver/server entry and a ypserver/server entry broadcast. If all given server are down, ypbind will not switch to use broadcast. ypbind will try at first /etc/hosts and then DNS for resolving the hosts names from /etc/yp.conf. If ypbind couldn't reconfigure the search order, it will use only DNS. If DNS isn't available, you could only use IP- addresses in /etc/hosts. ypbind could only reconfigure the search order with glibc 2.x. If the -broadcast option is specified, ypbind will ignore the configuration file. If the file does not exist or if there are no valid entries, ypbind exit. This ypbind version listens for DBUS messages from NetworkManager. If no NetworkManager is running at startup, ypbind will behave as usual and assumes there is a working network connection. If NetworkManager is running on the system, ypbind will only search and provide NIS informations, if NetworkManager tells that a network connection is available. If NetworkManager establishes a connection, ypbind will reread all configuration files, registers at the local portmapper and try to search NIS servers. If NetworkManager drops a connection, ypbind will unregister from portmapper.
OPTIONS
-broadcast
Send a broadcast to request the information needed to bind to a
specific NIS server. With this option, /etc/yp.conf will be
ignored.
-ypset Allow root from any remote machine to change the binding for a
domain via the ypset(8) command. By default, no one can change
the binding. This option is really insecure. If you change a
binding for a domain, all the current known servers for this
domain will be forgotten. If the new server goes down, ypbind
will use the old searchlist.
-ypsetme
The same as -ypset, but only root on the local machine is
allowed to change the binding. Such requests are only allowed
from loopback.
-c ypbind only checks if the config file has syntax errors and
exits.
-debug starts ypbind in debug mode. ypbind will not put itself into
background, and error messages and debug output are written to
standard error.
-broken-server
lets ypbind accept answers from servers running on an illegal
port number. This should usually be avoided, but is required by
some ypserv(8) versions.
-no-ping
ypbind will not check if the binding is alive. This option is
for use with dialup connections to prevent ypbind from keeping
the connection unnecessarily open or causing autodials.
-f configfile
ypbind will use configfile and not /etc/yp.conf
-local-only
ypbind will only bind to the loopback device and is not
reachable from a remote network.
-ping-interval ping-interval
The default value for ypbind to check, if a NIS server is still
reachable, is 20 seconds. With this options another frequency
in seconds can be specified.
-no-dbus
Disables DBUS support if compiled int.
--version
Prints the version number
FILES
/etc/yp.conf
configuration file.
/var/yp/binding/[domainname].[version]
binding file containing information about each NIS domain.
/var/run/ypbind.pid
contains the process id of the currently running ypbind master
process.
SEE ALSO
syslog(3), domainname(1), yp.conf(5), ypdomainname(8), ypwhich(1), ypserv(8), ypset(8)
AUTHOR
ypbind-mt was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.
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