YPWHICH(NADM) Release 3.2.4 (11/29/90) YPWHICH(NADM)
NAME
ypwhich - which host is the network information service
(NIS) server or map master?
SYNOPSIS
ypwhich [ -d [ domain ] [ -V1 | -V2 ] [ hostname ]
ypwhich [ -t mapname ] [ -d domain ] -m mname
ypwhich -x
DESCRIPTION
ypwhich tells which NIS server supplies network information
service services to a NIS client or which system is the
master for a map. If invoked without arguments, it cites
the NIS server for the local machine. If hostname is
specified, that machine is queried to find out which NIS
master it is using.
Refer to ypfiles(NF) and ypserv(NADM) for an overview of the
network information service.
OPTIONS
-d Use domain instead of the default domain.
-V1 Which server is serving v.1 NIS protocol-speaking
client processes?
-V2 Which server is serving v.2 NIS protocol client
processes?
If neither version is specified, ypwhich attempts
attempts to locate the server that supplies the
(current) v.2 services. If there is no v.2 server
currently bound, ypwhich then attempts to locate the
server supplying the v.1 services. Since NIS
servers and NIS clients are both backward
compatible, the user need seldom be concerned about
which version is currently in use.
-t mapname
Inhibit nickname translation. This is useful if
there is a mapname identical to a nickname.
-m Find the master NIS server for a map. No hostname
can be specified with -m. mname can be a mapname or
a nickname for a map.
-x Display the map nickname table. This lists the
nicknames (mnames) the command knows of and
indicates the mapname associated with each nickname.
SEE ALSO
ypfiles(NF), rpcinfo(NADM), ypset(NADM), ypserv(NADM)
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