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