ypset
– tell
ypbind(8)
which NIS server process to use
The
ypset
utility 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.
The
ypset
utility
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:
-d domain
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Use the NIS domain
domain
instead of the default domain as returned by
domainname(1).
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-h host
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Set the NIS binding on
host
instead of the local machine.
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