LLBD(8)                         Domain/OS BSD                          LLBD(8)





NAME
     llbd - Local Location Broker Daemon

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/ncs/llbd [ -version ]

DESCRIPTION
     The Local Location Broker daemon (llbd) is part of the Network Computing
     System (NCS).  It manages the Local Location Broker (LLB) database, which
     stores information about NCS-based server programs running on the local
     host.

     A host must run llbd if it is to support the Location Broker forwarding
     function or to allow remote access (for example, by the lbadmin tool) to
     the LLB database.  In general, any host that runs NCS-based servers
     should run an llbd, and llbd should be running before any such servers
     are started.  Additionally, any network or internet supporting NCS
     activity should have at least one host running a Global Location Broker
     daemon (glbd).

     (On MS-DOS systems, which can run only one process at a time, llbd
     functionality is automatically incorporated into every NCS-based server.)

     The following subsections briefly describe llbd startup on various
     systems.  See Managing NCS Software for more detailed information.

   Running llbd on SR10 Apollo Systems
     If the LLB is to support remote access from hosts in the IP address
     family, a TCP daemon (tcpd) must be running on the local node when llbd
     is started.

     To start llbd on a node that is already running, become root and type the
     following at a shell prompt:

     $ /etc/server /etc/ncs/llbd

     To have llbd start every time a node boots, use touch or crf to create
     the file /etc/daemons/llbd.

   Running llbd on SR9 Apollo Systems
     If the LLB is to support remote access from hosts in the IP address
     family, a TCP server (tcpserver) must be running on the local node when
     llbd is started.

     To start llbd on a node that is already running, become root and type the
     following at a Display Manager prompt:

     Command: cps /sys/ncs/llbd

     To have llbd start every time a node boots, add the following line to the
     file `nodedata/startup.suffix, where suffix indicates the display type:

     cps /sys/ncs/llbd


   Running llbd on SunOS and ULTRIX Systems
     On SunOS and ULTRIX systems, llbd is typically started by a line in
     /etc/rc such as the following:

     /etc/ncs/llbd

     To start llbd by hand on one of these systems, you must be root.

   Running llbd on VMS Systems
     On VMS systems, llbd is typically started by a line in the systartup.com
     startup file.  To start llbd by hand on one of these systems, you need
     special privileges which are described in Managing NCS Software.

OPTIONS
     -version
          Display the version of NCK that this llbd belongs to, but do not
          start the daemon.

SEE ALSO
     glbd(8), lb_admin(8)
     Managing NCS Software