Name
ypbind
Synopsis
ypbind [options]
Description
NFS/NIS command. NIS binder process. ypbind is a daemon process typically activated at system startup time. Its function is to remember information that lets client processes on a single node communicate with some ypserv process. The information ypbind remembers is called a binding—the association of a domain name with the Internet address of the NIS server and the port on that host at which the ypserv process is listening for service requests. This information is cached in the file /var/yp/bindings/domainname.version.
Options
- -ypset
May be used to change the binding. This option is very dangerous and should be used only for debugging the network from a remote machine.
- -ypsetme
ypset requests may be issued from this machine only. Security is based on IP address checking, which can be defeated on networks on which untrusted individuals may inject packets. This option is not recommended.
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