NAME
ypset
- tell
ypbind(8)
which NIS server process to use
SYNOPSIS
ypset
[-h host]
[-d domain]
server
DESCRIPTION
ypset
tells the
ypbind(8)
process on the current machine which
NIS
server process to communicate with.
If
server
is down or is not running a
NIS
server process, it is not discovered until
a
NIS
client process attempts to access a
NIS
map, at which time
ypbind(8)
tests the binding and takes appropriate action.
ypset
is most useful for binding a
NIS
client that is not on the same broadcast
network as the closest
NIS
server, but can also be used for debugging
a local network's
NIS
configuration, testing specific
NIS
client
programs, or binding to a specific server when there are many servers on
the local network supplying
NIS
maps.
The options are as follows:
- -h host
-
Set the
NIS
binding on
host
instead of the local machine.
- -d domain
-
Use the
NIS
domain
domain
instead of the default domain as returned by
domainname(1).
SEE ALSO
domainname(1),
ypcat(1),
ypmatch(1),
ypwhich(1),
nis(8),
ypbind(8),
yppoll(8)
AUTHORS
Theo de Raadt