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ypxfrd(8)
NAME
  ypxfrd - High speed NIS map transfer daemon

SYNOPSIS
  /usr/sbin/ypxfrd

DESCRIPTION
  The ypxfrd daemon is the transfer agent that handles map transfer requests
  from yppush on the master server and ypxfr on slave servers and clients.
  This program performs the actual transfer of the NIS maps to slave servers
  and clients.	Typically, the maps are transferred to all slave servers and
  clients unless the transfer is restricted to those subnets or hosts by an
  entry or entries in the /etc/yp/securenets file.  See ypserv(8) for
  information on this file.

  The ypxfrd daemon is activated at system startup time by an entry in the
  /sbin/init.d/nis file of an NIS master server machine. If the log file
  /var/cluster/members/{memb}/yp/ypxfrd.log exists, ypxfrd appends all its
  output to that file. You can use the log file to retain a record of what
  was attempted, and the results.

  See ypfiles(4) and ypserv(8) for an overview of NIS.

RESTRICTIONS
  The ypxfrd daemon transfers NIS maps stored as ndbm files only. It does not
  transfer maps stored as btree or hash files.

FILES
  /var/cluster/members/{memb}/yp/ypxfrd.log
      The ypxrfd log file. Each cluster member has its own copy.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: yppush(8), ypserv(8), ypxfr(8)

  Files: ypfiles(4)

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