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authorcharnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>2003-06-08 13:35:40 +0000
committercharnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>2003-06-08 13:35:40 +0000
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The .Xr utility
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-rw-r--r--share/man/man8/yp.815
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man8/yp.8 b/share/man/man8/yp.8
index 7e89cb3..12171f9 100644
--- a/share/man/man8/yp.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/yp.8
@@ -205,8 +205,9 @@ to a particular
server using the
.Xr ypbind 8
daemon.
-.Xr Ypbind 8
-checks the system's default domain (as set by the
+The
+.Xr ypbind 8
+utility checks the system's default domain (as set by the
.Xr domainname 1
command) and begins broadcasting
.Tn RPC
@@ -227,8 +228,9 @@ From that point
on, the client system will direct all of its
.Tn NIS
requests to that server.
-.Xr Ypbind 8
-will occasionally
+The
+.Xr ypbind 8
+utility will occasionally
.Dq ping
the server to make sure it is still up
and running.
@@ -244,8 +246,9 @@ master and slave servers handle all
requests with the
.Xr ypserv 8
daemon.
-.Xr Ypserv 8
-is responsible for receiving incoming requests from
+The
+.Xr ypserv 8
+utility is responsible for receiving incoming requests from
.Tn NIS
clients,
translating the requested domain and map name to a path to the
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