Available only on Sun 386i systems running a SunOS 4.0.x release or earlier. Not a SunOS 4.1 release feature.
Create the Network Information Service (NIS) printcap map with this text file to centralize and simplify printer administration. The /etc/ypprintcap file has the same format as the /etc/printcap file described in printcap.5
The text file for the NIS printcap map is stored in the /etc/printcap file on the NIS master of an NIS domain. Other systems in a domain (besides the NIS master) can also have a local /etc/printcap file. The local file is accessed first by programs such as lpr.1 and if it contains a line beginning with the character `+', the NIS map will be accessed.
The local /etc/printcap file can specify printers that are not available on a network-wide basis. This implies that the NIS master cannot use the local /etc/printcap file to specify printers that are to be known only to the local system. Sun386i systems allow the /etc/printcap file on the NIS master to be used locally, using the /etc/ypprintcap file to create the NIS printcap map.
[a manual with the abbreviation ADMIN],
Sun386i SNAP Administration,
Sun386i Advanced Administration
The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two remains the same; only the name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications plc, and may not be used without permission.
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