YPPOLL(1M)          RISC/os Reference Manual           YPPOLL(1M)



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(1M) 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 parame-
            ters.  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(1M).

     -d domain
            Use domain instead of the default domain.

SEE ALSO
     ypserv(1M), ypwhich(1M).
     ypfiles(4) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

ORIGIN
     Sun Microsystems


























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