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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.8')
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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.8 b/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.8 index 9f2a611..04971b9 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.8 @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $Id: ypbind.8,v 1.8 1997/02/22 16:14:54 peter Exp $ +.\" $Id: ypbind.8,v 1.9 1997/04/15 07:15:47 jmg Exp $ .\" .Dd April 9, 1995 .Dt YPBIND 8 @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ .Op Fl ypset .Op Fl ypsetme .Op Fl s +.Op Fl m .Op Fl S Ar domainname,server1,server2,... .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm @@ -134,6 +135,24 @@ Note that will consider the domainname specified with the .Fl S flag to be the system default domain. +.It Fl m +The +.Fl m +flag can only be used in conjunction with the +.Fl S +flag above (if used without the +.Fl S +flag, it has no effect). It causes +.Nm ypbind +to use a 'many-cast' rather than a broadcast for choosing a server +from the restricted mode server list. In many-cast mode, +.Nm ypbind +will transmit directly to the YPPROC_DOMAIN_NONACK procedure of the +servers specified in the restricted list and bind to the server that +responds the fastest. +This mode of operation is useful for NIS clients on remote subnets +where no local NIS servers are available. +.El .Sh NOTES The .Nm |
