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ypwhich(1)

ypfiles(4)

attributes(5)

yppoll(1M)

NAME

yppoll − return current version of a NIS map at a NIS server host

SYNOPSIS

/usr/sbin/yppoll [ −d ypdomain ] [ −h host ] mapname

DESCRIPTION

The yppoll command asks a ypserv() process what the order number is, and which host is the master NIS server for the named map. 

OPTIONS

−d ypdomain Use ypdomain instead of the default domain. 

−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(1). 

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Availability SUNWnisu

SEE ALSO

ypwhich(1), ypfiles(4), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.6  —  Last change: 14 Sep 1992

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