ypbind will create /var/yp/binding automatically, prints a warning.

diff --git a/share/man/man8/yp.8 b/share/man/man8/yp.8
index 2305784..3139f60 100644 (file)
--- a/share/man/man8/yp.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/yp.8
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ client subsystem is started automatically in
 if the directory
 .Pa /var/yp/binding
 exists.
+The client subsystem can be turned on and off by creating or
+deleting that directory.
+.Xr ypbind 8
+will create that directory if run by hand.
 .Pp
 The
 .Nm YP
@@ -129,11 +133,11 @@ server subsystem is started automatically in
 if the directory
 .Pa /var/yp/DOMAINNAME
 exists.
-This directory is created when
+This directory is automatically created by
 .Xr ypinit 8
-is run to initialize the machine as a
+(which initializes the machine as a
 .Nm YP
-server.
+server.)
 .Pp
 If
 .Nm ypbind

diff --git a/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.c b/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.c
index 2b0f68a..c45195a 100644 (file)
--- a/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ypbind/ypbind.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  */
 
 #ifndef LINT
-static char rcsid[] = "$Id: ypbind.c,v 1.3 1996/04/24 21:44:45 deraadt Exp $";
+static char rcsid[] = "$Id: ypbind.c,v 1.4 1996/05/05 12:37:32 deraadt Exp $";
 #endif
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -350,6 +350,11 @@ main(argc, argv)
                        (void) unlink(path);
                }
                closedir(dirp);
+       } else {
+               printf("Enabling yp client subsystem.\n");
+               printf("To disable: kill ypbind and remove %s\n",
+                   BINDINGDIR);
+               (void)mkdir(BINDINGDIR, 0755);
        }
 
 #ifdef O_SHLOCK