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Subject: Re: How do I create an NIS Master?
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Larry Breyer wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I ran "NIS Master" through your search engine and got two
> 1000 pt. hits.  Unfortunately the links were no good.  So,
> I ask, how do I create an NIS Master with FreeBSD?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Larry Breyer
> 408-222-7027

Start by reading 'man yp', and then go on to read the manpages for the
utilities and daemons mentioned there.

Basically, you need to set up a couple of options in /etc/sysconfig, and
build the NIS database itself (by running make in /var/yp, after
creating a NIS domain and possibly editing the Makefile there).

Nadav