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18.Dd $Mdocdate: June 8 2016 $
19.Dt YPLDAP 8
20.Os
21.Sh NAME
22.Nm ypldap
23.Nd YP map server using LDAP backend
24.Sh SYNOPSIS
25.Nm
26.Op Fl dnv
27.Op Fl D Ar macro Ns = Ns Ar value
28.Op Fl f Ar file
29.Sh DESCRIPTION
30.Nm
31is a daemon providing YP maps using LDAP as a backend.
32RFC 2307 or similar LDAP schemas can be tied to the different YP maps.
33.Nm
34has the same role as
35.Xr ypserv 8
36and the two daemons are exclusive.
37.Pp
38The options are as follows:
39.Bl -tag -width Ds
40.It Fl D Ar macro Ns = Ns Ar value
41Define
42.Ar macro
43to be set to
44.Ar value
45on the command line.
46Overrides the definition of
47.Ar macro
48in the configuration file.
49.It Fl d
50Do not daemonize.
51If this option is specified,
52.Nm
53will run in the foreground and log to
54.Em stderr .
55.It Fl f Ar file
56Specify an alternative configuration file.
57.It Fl n
58Configtest mode.
59Only check the configuration file for validity.
60.It Fl v
61Produce more verbose output.
62.El
63.Sh FILES
64.Bl -tag -width "/etc/ypldap.confXX" -compact
65.It Pa /etc/ypldap.conf
66Default
67.Nm
68configuration file.
69.El
70.Sh SEE ALSO
71.Xr ypldap.conf 5 ,
72.Xr ypbind 8
73.Sh HISTORY
74The
75.Nm
76program first appeared in
77.Ox 4.4
78and then
79.Fx 11.0 .
80.Sh AUTHORS
81The
82.Nm
83program was written by
84.An Pierre-Yves Ritschard .
85