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.Dd $Mdocdate: September 30 2008 $
.Dt YPLDAP 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ypldap
.Nd "YP map server using LDAP backend"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl dnv
.Oo Xo
.Fl D Ar macro Ns = Ns Ar value Oc
.Xc
.Op Fl f Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a daemon providing YP maps using LDAP as a backend.
Arbitrary LDAP schemas can be tied to the different YP maps.
.Nm
has the same role as
.Xr ypserv 8
and the two daemons are exclusive.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl D Ar macro Ns = Ns Ar value
Define
.Ar macro
to be set to
.Ar value
on the command line.
Overrides the definition of
.Ar macro
in the configuration file.
.It Fl d
Do not daemonize.
If this option is specified,
.Nm
will run in the foreground and log to
.Em stderr .
.It Fl f Ar file
Specify an alternative configuration file.
.It Fl n
Configtest mode.
Only check the configuration file for validity.
.It Fl v
Produce more verbose output.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/etc/ypldap.confXX" -compact
.It /etc/ypldap.conf
Default
.Nm
configuration file.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ypldap.conf 5 ,
.Xr ypbind 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program first appeared in
.Ox 4.4 .
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
program was written by Pierre-Yves Ritschard.