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YPWHICH(1)                  NetBSD Reference Manual                 YPWHICH(1)


NAME

     ypwhich - return hostname of YP server of map master


SYNOPSIS

     ypwhich [-d domain] [[-h] host]
     ypwhich [-d domain] [-h host] [-f] [-t] -m [mname]
     ypwhich -x


DESCRIPTION

     ypwhich tells which YP server supplies YP services to a client, or which
     is the master for a map.  If invoked without arguments, it gives the YP
     server for the local machine.  If host is specified, that machine is
     queried to find out which YP server it is using.

     The options are as follows:

     -d domain   Specify a domain other than the default domain.

     -h host     Specify a host other than localhost to query for information.

     -f          When used in conjunction with -m, force ypwhich to query host
                 directly, without using the local copy of ypbind(8).

     -t          Inhibit translation of map nicknames to their corresponding
                 map names.

     -m [mname]  Find the master YP server for the named map.  mname can be a
                 map name or nickname.  If mname is ommitted, ypwhich will
                 produce a list of available maps.

     -x          Display the map nickname table.

     ypwhich exits with a non-zero exit code if -m is used, and there was a
     problem in determining the map's master.


SEE ALSO

     domainname(1), ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), yp(8), ypbind(8), yppoll(8),
     ypset(8)


AUTHOR

     Charles D. Cranor

NetBSD 1.4                     November 4, 1997                              1