NAME


ypwhich - return name of NIS server or map master

SYNOPSYS


ypwhich [ -d domain ] [ -Vn ] [ 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


domainname(1), nicknames(5), ypbind(8), ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), yppoll(8), ypset(8)

AUTHOR


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

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