Yp and a simple question.

[Waldher, Travis R]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Stevens [mailto:rstevens at vitalstream.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 1:35 PM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: Re: Yp and a simple question.
> 
> Waldher, Travis R wrote:
> > Ok.. I have what I hope is a good question.
> > 
> > You can set the NISDOMAIN in /etc/sysconfig/network OR in 
> /etc/yp.conf.
> > You don't have to set it in both.
> > 
> > Which one is the correct current way to do this?
> 
> /etc/sysconfig/network, since the ypbind rc.d script uses it. 
>  The actual name is set via the "domainname" command, and 
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/ypbind contains:
> 
> . /etc/sysconfig/network  (and "NISDOMAIN=whatever" should be in it)
> -
> -
> -
> 	DOMAINNAME=`domainname`
>          if [ "$DOMAINNAME" = "(none)" -o "$DOMAINNAME" = "" ]; then
>             if [ -n "$NISDOMAIN" ]; then
>                  action $"Setting NIS domain name $NISDOMAIN: " \
> 			domainname $NISDOMAIN
>             else
>                  exit 1
>             fi
>          fi
> 
> 
> > 
> > I also found that the only way ypserv was going to build 
> properly, was 
> > to set the nisdomain in the network file.  Is there another way?
> 
> Nope.  That's it.  Actually, older Solaris systems and such 
> used to have an "/etc/domain" file that contained the NIS 
> domain name.  One of their startup scripts did a "domainname 
> `cat /etc/domain`" command to set it.

In summary then, would it be accurate to say that yp.conf has been
depricated?