ypstart, ypstop - Start and stop NIS services ypstart

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System Administration Commands					   ypstart(1M)



NAME
       ypstart,	ypstop - Start and stop	NIS services

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstart


       /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypstop


DESCRIPTION
       The   ypstart  command is used to start the Network Information Service
       (NIS). After the	host has been configured using the ypinit(1M) command,
       ypstart	automatically  determines  the	NIS  status of the machine and
       starts the appropriate daemons.


       The ypstop command is used to stop  the	 Network  Information  Service
       (NIS).

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:




       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE	TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |service/network/nis	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       ypinit(1M), attributes(5)


       Introduction to Oracle Solaris 11.3		   Administration

NOTES
       The  Network Information	Service	(NIS) was formerly known as Sun	Yellow
       Pages (YP).  The	functionality of the two services  remains  the	 same;
       only the	name has changed. The name Yellow Pages	is a registered	trade-
       mark in the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications	PLC, and  must
       not be used without permission.



SunOS 5.11			  24 Oct 1996			   ypstart(1M)