ypwhich - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
ypwhich - return name of NIS server or map master
SYNOPSYS
ypwhich [
-d domain ]
[
-Vn ]
[
hostname ]
ypwhich [
-d domain ]
[
-t ]
-m [
mname ]
ypwhich -x
DESCRIPTION
ypwhich returns the name of the NIS server that supplies the NIS
services to a NIS client, or which is the master for a map.
If invoked without arguments, it gives the NIS server for
the local machine. If
hostname is specified, that machine is queried to find out which NIS
master it is using.
OPTIONS
Tag | Description |
-d domain |
|
Specify a domain other than the default domain.
|
-t |
This option inhibits map nickname translation.
|
-m mname |
|
Find the master NIS server for a map.
No
hostname can be specified with the
-m option.
mname can be a mapname or nickname for a map.
If
mname is omitted,
ypwhich will produce a list of available maps.
|
-x |
Display the map nickname translation table.
|
-Vn |
Version of
ypbind(8),
V2 is default.
|
FILES
Tag | Description |
/var/yp/nicknames |
|
map nickname translation table.
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SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
ypwhich is part of the
yp-tools package, which was written by Thorsten Kukuk <
kukuk@suse.de>.
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