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Linux / Unix Command: yppoll
Command Library

NAME

yppoll - return version and master server of a NIS map  

SYNOPSYS

yppoll [ -h host ] [ -d domain ] mapname

 

DESCRIPTION

yppoll

 

OPTIONS

-h host
Ask the NIS server process running on host for information about mapname. If host is not specified, the server polled is the default server returned by ypwhich(1).
-d domain
Specify a domain other than the default domain as returned by domainname(1).
 

SEE ALSO

domainname(8), ypbind(8), ypcat(8), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), yset(8), ypwhich(1)

 


Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.

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