yp(3R)                            ONC 5.4.2                           yp(3R)


NAME
       yp - Network Information Service protocol

PROTOCOL
       /usr/include/rpcsvc/yp.x

DESCRIPTION
       The Network Information Service is used for the administration of
       network-wide databases.  The service is composed mainly of two
       programs: YPBINDPROG for finding an NIS server and YPPROG for
       accessing the NIS databases.

       Programs that use this protocol must be loaded using the flag -l
       rpcsvc.

PROGRAMMING
       Refer to ypclnt(3N) for information on the programmatic interface to
       NIS servers and databases.

SEE ALSO
       ypclnt(3N), yppasswd(3R).




































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