NAME
ypxfr
- get a NIS map from NIS server
SYNOPSIS
ypxfr
[-bcf]
[-C tid prog ipadd port]
[-d domain]
[-h host]
[-s domain]
mapname
DESCRIPTION
ypxfr
is the utility in
NIS
that transfers maps to the local host.
The options are as follows:
- -b
-
Preserve the entry in the database informing a
NIS
server to use
DNS to get information about unknown hosts. This option will only have
effect on the maps
hosts.byname
and
hosts.byaddr
.
- -c
-
Don't send a "Clear current map" to local
ypserv
process. Useful if
ypserv
isn't running locally to avoid timeout message.
- -C tid prog ipadd port
-
This option is only used by
ypserv.
This is to open communication with
yppush
on another host.
- -d domain
-
Don't use default domain, use the specified domain.
- -f
-
Force map transfer, even if the master's version is older than the local copy.
- -h host
-
Get map from host instead of the maps master host.
- -s domain
-
Specify a source domain other than the target domain.
SEE ALSO
nis(8),
yppush(8),
ypserv(8)
AUTHORS
Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>