NIBINDD(8) — UNIX Programmer’s Manual
NAME
nibindd − NetInfo binder
SYNOPSIS
nibindd
DESCRIPTION
The nibindd daemon is responsible for finding, creating and destroying NetInfo (netinfod(8)) servers. When it starts up, it reads the directory /etc/netinfo for directories with the extension “.nidb” and starts up a netinfod(8) server for each NetInfo directory it finds. If nibindd is sent a SIGHUP signal it kills all running netinfod processes and rebinds netinfo again fresh. This is useful for getting the system to conform to new network configuration changes without rebooting.
The nibindd daemon will automatically destroy the registration for a netinfod server if it disappears for any reason. It will take the netinfod servers down if it is shut down by sending it a SIGTERM signal.
nidomain(8) is the user interface to nibindd.
SEE ALSO
NeXT Computer, Inc. — March 23, 1989