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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/ypbind')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.8 | 12 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.8 b/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.8 index 3c3d4f7..779cc85 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.8 @@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ .Sm on .Oc .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Ypbind -is the process that maintains NIS binding information. +The +.Nm +utility is the process that maintains NIS binding information. At startup, it searches for an NIS server responsible for serving the system's default domain (as set by the @@ -75,8 +76,9 @@ If it fails to receive a reply to one of these requests, .Nm assumes that the server is no longer running and resumes its network broadcasts until another binding is established. -.Nm Ypbind -will also log warning messages using the +The +.Nm +utility will also log warning messages using the .Xr syslog 3 facility each time it detects that a server has stopped responding, as well as when it has bound to a new server. @@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ flag, it has no effect). .Sh NOTES The .Nm -program will not make continuous attempts to keep secondary domains bound. +utility will not make continuous attempts to keep secondary domains bound. If a server for a secondary domain fails to respond to a ping, .Nm will broadcast for a new server only once before giving up. |