NAME

yppoll − query NIS server for information about NIS map

SYNOPSIS

/usr/etc/yp/yppoll [-h host] [-d domain] mapname

DESCRIPTION

yppoll asks a Network Information Service (NIS) server process (see ypserv(1M)) to return the order number (the time() in seconds when the map was built − time(2)) and master NIS server’s host name for a NIS database named mapname. yppoll then writes them to standard output.  If the server uses Version 1 NIS protocol, yppoll uses this older protocol to communicate with it.  yppoll also prints the old style diagnostic messages in case of failure. 

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

Options

-h host Ask the ypserv process on host to return the map information (see ypserv(1M)). If -h host is not specified, the host returned by ypwhich is used (see ypwhich(1)).

-d domain Use domain instead of the domain returned by domainname (see domainname(1)).

AUTHOR

yppoll was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. 

SEE ALSO

domainname(1), ypwhich(1), ypserv(1M), ypfiles(4). 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

8-bit data, messages. 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 9.0: August 1992