TITLE
    Mac OS X Server: Preventing a Client From Binding to a NetInfo Server
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Modified: 		60099
3/10/99
6/19/00
TOPIC

    This article tells how to change a computer's configuration so that it does not attempt to bind to a NetInfo server at system startup time.

DISCUSSION

    A client configured to bind to a NetInfo parent at system startup times out after a period of minutes if a NetInfo sever is not available. Depending on the number of interfaces, this may be longer on some computers. To prevent the client computer from attempting to bind to NetInfo, you can type this command while the computer is started up in single user mode:
      liutil -destroyprop /etc/netinfo/local.nidb /machines/broadcasthost serves
    Warning: the lituil command should only be used in single user mode. Otherwise, a NetInfo database that was open for use under multi-user mode could be rendered unusable.

    Mac OS X Server version 1.2 does not include the liutil command. It is only available if the server has an earlier version of Mac OS X Server or if it was upgraded to version 1.2 with the upgrade CD.

    Entering the lituil command with no parameters shows the proper syntax and parameters that liutil accepts.

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS X Server
Sub Category: Troubleshooting

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