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ypwhich (1)

return name of NIS server or map master

SYNOPSYS

    ypwhich [ -d domain ] [ -V n ] [ hostname ] ypwhich [ -d domain ] [ -t ] -m [ mname ] ypwhich -x

DESCRIPTION

    ypwhich returns the name of the NIS server that supplies the NIS services to a NIS client, or which is the master for a map. If invoked without arguments, it gives the NIS server for the local machine. If hostname is specified, that machine is queried to find out which NIS master it is using.

OPTIONS

    -d domain

      Specify a domain other than the default domain.

    -t

      This option inhibits map nickname translation.

    -m mname

      Find the master NIS server for a map. No hostname can be specified with the -m option. mname can be a mapname or nickname for a map. If mname is omitted, ypwhich will produce a list of available maps.

    -x

      Display the map nickname translation table.

    -Vn

      Version of ypbind (8), V2 is default.

FILES

    /var/yp/nicknames

      map nickname translation table.

SEE ALSO

AUTHOR

    ypwhich is part of the yp-tools package, which was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.