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NAME
     ypset - point ypbind at a particular server

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/etc/yp/ypset [ -V1|-V2 ] [ -d domain ] [ -h host ]
     server

DESCRIPTION
     ypset tells ypbind to get NIS services for the specified
     domain from the ypserv process running on server.  If server
     is down, or isn't running ypserv, this is not discovered
     until a NIS client process tries to get a binding for the
     domain.  At this point, the binding set by ypset will be
     tested by ypbind.  If the binding is invalid, ypbind will
     attempt to rebind for the same domain.

     ypset is useful for binding a client node which is not on a
     broadcast net, or is on a broadcast net which isn't running
     a NIS server host.  It also is useful for debugging NIS
     client applications, for instance where a NIS map only
     exists at a single NIS server host.

     In cases where several hosts on the local net are supplying
     NIS services, it is possible for ypbind to rebind to another
     host even while you attempt to find out if the ypset opera-
     tion succeeded.  For example, you can type:
          example% ypset host1
          example% ypwhich
          host2

     which can be confusing.  This is a function of the NIS
     subsystem's attempt to load-balance among the available NIS
     servers, and occurs when host1 does not respond to ypbind
     because it is not running ypserv (or is overloaded), and
     host2, running ypserv, gets the binding.

     server indicates the NIS server to bind to, and can be
     specified as a name or an IP address.  If specified as a
     name, ypset will attempt to use NIS services to resolve the
     name to an IP address.  This will work only if the node has
     a current valid binding for the domain in question.  In most
     cases, server should be specified as an IP address.

     Refer to ypfiles(4) and ypserv(1M) for an overview of the
     Network Information Service.

OPTIONS
     -V1  Bind server for the (old) v.1 NIS protocol.

     -V2  Bind server for the (current) v.2 NIS protocol. This
          protocol is the default but can be overridden with the
          -V1 option that tells ypset to use the (old) v.1 NIS



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          protocol.

          If no version is supplied, ypset, first attempts to set
          the domain for the (current) v.2 protocol.  If this
          attempt fails, ypset, then attempts to set the domain
          for the (old) v.1 protocol.

     Set ypbind's binding on
          host, instead of locally.  host can be specified as a
          name or as an IP address.

     Use  domain , instead of the default domain.

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

ORIGIN
     Sun Microsystems



































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