Uncomments the entry in the /etc/rc.nfs file for the ypbind daemon and starts the ypbind daemon to configure a client.
/usr/sbin/mkclient [ -I | -B | -N ] [ -S server]
The mkclient command uncomments the entry to the /etc/rc.nfs file to start the ypbind daemon to configure a client. The mkclient command starts the ypbind daemon by using the appropriate System Resource Controller (SRC) command.
You can use the Web-based System Manager File Systems application (wsm fs fast path) to run this command. You could also use the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) smit mkclient fast path to run this command.
To modify the /etc/rc.nfs file so that the ypbind daemon is started on the next system restart, enter:
mkclient -I
| /var/yp/domainname directory | Contains the NIS maps for the NIS domain. |
| /etc/rc.nfs | Contains the startup script for the NFS and NIS daemons. |
The mkmaster command, rmyp command, smit command, startsrc command.
The ypbind daemon, yppasswdd daemon, ypserv daemon, ypupdated daemon.
Network File System (NFS) Overview for System Management in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Communications and Networks.
System Resource Controller Overview in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Concepts: Operating System and Devices.
Setting up and running Web-based System Manager in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices.
System Management Interface Tool (SMIT): Overview in AIX Version 4.3 System Management Concepts: Operating System and Devices.
Network Information Services (NIS) Overview for System Management in AIX Version 4.3 Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) Guide.