1994-08-08 01:07:26 +00:00
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.\" Copyright (c) 1992/3 Theo de Raadt <deraadt@fsa.ca>
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" from: @(#)yp.8 1.0 (deraadt) 4/26/93
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1995-03-23 06:05:04 +00:00
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.\" $Id: yp.4,v 1.2 1995/03/23 01:49:15 jkh Exp $
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1994-08-08 01:07:26 +00:00
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.Dd April 5, 1993
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.Dt YP 4
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.Os BSD 4.2
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm yp
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.Nd description of the YP system
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm yp
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm YP
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subsystem allows network management of passwd and group file
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entries through the functions getpwent(3) and getgrent(3).
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The
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.Nm YP
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subsystem is started automatically in
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1995-03-23 06:05:04 +00:00
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.Nm /etc/netstart
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if the directory
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.Nm /var/yp
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exists.
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.Sh BUGS
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Only
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.Nm YP
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client functionality exists -- the server code has not yet been
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written. Brave folk can contact the author.
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.Nm /etc/passwd
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and
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.Nm /etc/group only supports "+" entries.
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Many more manual pages should be written, especially ypclnt(3).
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For the time being, seek out a local Sun machine and read the
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manuals for there.
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Neither Sun nor this author have found a clean way to handle
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the problems that occur when ypbind cannot find its server
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upon bootup.
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm YP
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subsystem was written from the ground up by Theo de Raadt
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to be compatible to Sun's implimentation. No Sun code was
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referenced.
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