YPWHICH(1)              COMMAND REFERENCE              YPWHICH(1)



NAME
     ypwhich - which host is the YP server or map master

SYNOPSIS
     ypwhich [ -d [ domain ] ] [ -V1 | -V2 ] [ hostname ]
     ypwhich [ -t mapname ] [ -d domain ] -m [ mname ]
     ypwhich -x

DESCRIPTION
     The command ypwhich tells which Yellow Pages (YP) server
     supplies Yellow Pages services to a YP client, or which is
     the master for a map.  If invoked without arguments, ypwhich
     gives the YP server for the local machine.  If hostname is
     specified, that machine is queried to find out which YP
     master it is using.

     Refer to ypfiles(5) and ypserv(8) for an overview of the
     Yellow Pages.

OPTIONS
     -ddomain
             Use domain instead of the default domain.

     -V1     Which server is serving version 1 YP protocol-
             speaking client processes?

     -V2     Which server is serving version 2 YP protocol client
             processes?

             If neither version is specified, ypwhich attempts to
             locate the server that supplies the (current)
             version 2 services.  If there is no version 2 server
             currently bound, ypwhich then attempts to locate the
             server supplying the version 1 services.  Since YP
             servers and YP clients are both backward compatible,
             you need seldom be concerned about which version is
             currently in use.

     -tmapname
             Inhibit nickname translation; useful if there is a
             mapname identical to a nickname.

     -m      Find the master YP server for a map.  It is not
             necessary to specify a hostname with the -m option;
             mname can be a mapname or a nickname for a map.
             When mname is omitted, produce a list of available
             maps.

     -x      Display the map nickname table.  This lists the
             nicknames (mnames) the command knows of, and
             indicates the mapname associated with each nickname.




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CAVEATS
     If ypbind has just been started, and no other process
     accesses the Yellow Pages services before ypwhich is called,
     you receive this message:

          Domain name_of_domain not bound.

     If you run ypwhich again, the correct server's name is
     printed.

SEE ALSO
     ypfiles(5), rpcinfo(8), ypserv(8), and ypset(8).











































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