ypwhich(1)                                                ypwhich(1)


       NAME
             ypwhich - return name of NIS server or map master

       SYNOPSIS
             ypwhich [-d [ypdomain]] [hostname]
             ypwhich [-d ypdomain] -m [mname]
             ypwhich -x

       DESCRIPTION
             The ypwhich command tells which server supplies Network
             Information Service (NIS) services to the NIS client, or which
             is the master server for a NIS map.

       USAGE
             If invoked without arguments, ypwhich gives the NIS server for
             the local machine.

             If hostname is specified, that machine is queried to find out
             which NIS server it is using.

             Refer to ypfiles(4) and ypserv(1M) for an overview of the NIS
             service.

          Options
             ypwhich takes the following options:

             -d [ypdomain]   Use ypdomain instead of the default domain.

             -m mname        Find the master NIS server for a map.  No
                             hostname can be specified with -m.  mname can
                             be a mapname, or a alias for a map.  When
                             mname is omitted, produce a list available
                             maps.

             -x              Display map aliases.  This lists the aliases
                             (mnames) the command knows of, and indicates
                             the map name associated with each alias.

       REFERENCES
             domainname(1M), rpcinfo(1M), ypfiles(4), ypserv(1M), ypset(1M)








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