ypset(1M)                       ONC 5.4R3.00                       ypset(1M)


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 an 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.  You must be root
       to execute this command.

       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 an NIS server host.
       It also is useful for debugging NIS client applications, for instance
       where an 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 operation 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.

              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.




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       -hhost Set ypbind's binding on host, instead of locally.  host can be
              specified as a name or as an IP address.  Note that in the
              DG/UX System, only requests generated locally by the root user
              are allowed.

       -ddomain
              Use domain instead of the default domain.

SEE ALSO
       ypwhich(1), ypserv(1M), ypfiles(4).















































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