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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr/ypxfr.8 | 19 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr/ypxfr.8 b/usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr/ypxfr.8 index 7d1092569a9..f0815df3292 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr/ypxfr.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/ypserv/ypxfr/ypxfr.8 @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ypxfr.8,v 1.8 1999/06/05 22:18:36 aaron Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ypxfr.8,v 1.9 2000/03/19 17:57:19 aaron Exp $ +.\" .\" Copyright (c) 1994 Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se> .\" All rights reserved. .\" @@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $OpenBSD: ypxfr.8,v 1.8 1999/06/05 22:18:36 aaron Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ypxfr.8,v 1.9 2000/03/19 17:57:19 aaron Exp $ .\" .Dd August 18, 1994 .Dt YPXFR 8 @@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ is the utiliy in YP that transfers maps to the local host. .Pp Since the YP master transfers a map when it has changed, an YP slave should -check for missed maps regulary. This can be done via an entry in +check for missed maps regulary. +This can be done via an entry in .Xr crontab 5 . The scripts .Ar ypxfr_1perhour , ypxfr_2perday @@ -61,11 +63,12 @@ The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl b Preserve the entry in the database informing a YP server to use -DNS to get information about unknown hosts. This option will only have +DNS to get information about unknown hosts. +This option will only have effect on the two maps hosts.byname and hosts.byaddr. .It Fl c -Don't send a "Clear current map" to local ypserv process. Useful if ypserv -isn't running localy to avoid timeout message. +Don't send a "Clear current map" to local ypserv process. +Useful if ypserv isn't running localy to avoid timeout message. .It Fl f Force map transfer, even if version of master is older than local copy. .It Fl d Ar domain @@ -75,8 +78,8 @@ Get map from host instead of the maps master host. .It Fl s Ar domain Specify a source domain other than the target domain. .It Fl C Ar tid prog ipadd port -This option is only used by ypserv. This is to open communication with -an yppush on another host. +This option is only used by ypserv. +This is to open communication with a yppush on another host. .El .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /usr/sbin/ypxfr_1perhour -compact |