YPPOLL(8,C)                 AIX Commands Reference                  YPPOLL(8,C)



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yppoll



PURPOSE

Discovers what version of an NIS map is at an NIS server host.

SYNTAX


                  +-----------+   +-------------+   +-----------+
/etc/yp/yppoll ---|           |---|             |---|           |---|
                  +- -h host -+   +- -d domain -+   +- mapname -+


Note:  This command does not have MBCS support.

DESCRIPTION

The yppoll command asks a ypserv 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 communicated with it.  In
this case, it also uses the older diagnostic messages in case of failure.  If
host is omitted, the local host is used.

FLAGS

-h host           Ask the ypserv process at host about the map parameters.  If
                  host isn't specified, the NIS server for the local host is
                  used.  That is, the default is the one returned by ypwhich.
                  Host may be either a name or an internet address of form
                  xx.yy.zz.

-d domain         Use domain instead of the default domain.

RELATED INFORMATION

The following command:  "ypserv, ypbind."















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