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Starting Amd
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   Amd is best started from `/etc/rc.local' on BSD systems, or from the
appropriate start-level script in `/etc/init.d' on System V systems.

     if [ -f /usr/local/sbin/ctl-amd ]; then
         /usr/local/sbin/ctl-amd start; (echo -n ' amd') > /dev/console
     fi

The shell script, `ctl-amd' is used to start, stop, or restart Amd.  It
is a relatively generic script.  All options you want to set should not
be made in this script, but rather updated in the `amd.conf' file.
Note: Amd Configuration File.

   If you do not wish to use an Amd configuration file, you may start
Amd manually.  For example, getting the map entries via NIS:

     amd -r -l /var/log/amd `ypcat -k auto.master`