NAME

yppoll - what version of a NIS map is at a NIS server host

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

yppoll asks a ypserv(8) process what the order number is, and which host is the master NIS server for the named map.  If the server is a v.1 NIS protocol server, yppoll uses the older protocol to communicate with it.  In this case, it also uses the older diagnostic messages in case of failure. 

OPTIONS

−h host
Ask the ypserv process at host about the map parameters.  If host is not specified, the NIS server for the local host is used.  That is, the default host is the one returned by ypwhich(8). 

−d domain
Use domain instead of the default domain. 

SEE ALSO

ypfiles(5), ypserv(8), ypwhich(8)

NEWS-OSRelease 4.2.1R