yp.conf(5)

NAME
/etc/yp.conf - NIS binding configuration file

DESCRIPTION
The file /etc/yp.conf is read from ypbind(8) at startup or when receiving signal SIGHUP, and from Linux libc5 with NYS support compiled in. The entries are used for the initial binding. Valid entries are domain nisdomain server hostname
    Use server hostname for the domain nisdomain. You could have more then one entry of this type for a single domain.
domain nisdomain broadcast
    Use broadcast on the local net for domain nisdomain.
ypserver hostname
    Use server server for the local domain.

SEE ALSO
ypbind(8)

AUTHOR
ypbind-mt was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.