YPPOLL(8) MachTen Programmer’s Manual YPPOLL(8)

NAME
yppoll - version of NIS map at NIS server

SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/yppoll [ -h host ] [ -d domain ] mapname

DESCRIPTION
yppoll asks a ypserv(8) process what the order number is,
and which host is the Network Information Service (NIS)
master server for the named map. If the server is a v.1
NIS protocol server, yppoll uses the older protocol to
communicate with it. In this case, it also uses the older
diagnostic messages in case of failure.

OPTIONS
-h host
Ask the ypserv process at host about the map param-
eters. If host is not specified, the NIS server
for the local host is used. That is, the default
host is the one returned by ypwhich(8).

-d domain
Use domain instead of the default domain.

SEE ALSO
ypserv(8) ypwhich(8)

NOTES
The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known
as Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two
remains the same; only the name has changed. The name
Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the United King-
dom of British Telecommunications plc, and may not be used
without permission.

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