Yp and a simple question.

[Rick Stevens]

Waldher, Travis R wrote:
>>-----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?

I'd say yes, but I'd still keep it around and current.  ypbind itself
may read it (it used to).
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