Requires Optional NFS Services Software

NAME

yppoll − query NIS server for information about NIS map

SYNOPSIS

/usr/etc/yp/yppoll [−h host] [−d domain] mapname

DESCRIPTION

yppoll asks a Network Information Service (NIS) server process (see ypserv(1M)) to return the order number (the time(2) in seconds when the map was built) and master NIS server’s host name for a NIS database named mapname. yppoll then writes them to standard output.  If the server uses Version 1 NIS protocol, yppoll uses this older protocol to communicate with it.  yppoll also prints the old style diagnostic messages in case of failure. 

See ypfiles(4) and ypserv(1M) for an overview of Network Information Service.

Options

−h host Ask the ypserv(1M) process on host to return the map information.  If −h host is not specified, the host returned by ypwhich(1) is used.

−d domain Use domain instead of the domain returned by domainname(1).

AUTHOR

yppoll was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. 

SEE ALSO

domainname(1), ypwhich(1), ypserv(1M), ypfiles(4). 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

8-bit data, messages

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 8.05: June 1991