NetBSD/usr.sbin/ypset/ypset.8

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.Dd February 26, 2005
.Dt YPSET 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ypset
.Nd tell
.Xr ypbind 8
which NIS server process to use
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl h Ar host
.Op Fl d Ar domain
.Ar server
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
tells the
.Xr ypbind 8
process on the current machine which
.Tn NIS
server process to communicate with.
If
.Ar server
is down or is not running a
.Tn NIS
server process, it is not discovered until
a
.Tn NIS
client process attempts to access a
.Tn NIS
map, at which time
.Xr ypbind 8
tests the binding and takes appropriate action.
.Pp
.Nm
is most useful for binding a
.Tn NIS
client that is not on the same broadcast
network as the closest
.Tn NIS
server, but can also be used for debugging
a local network's
.Tn NIS
configuration, testing specific
.Tn NIS
client
programs, or binding to a specific server when there are many servers on
the local network supplying
.Tn NIS
maps.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl h Ar host
Set the
.Tn NIS
binding on
.Ar host
instead of the local machine.
.It Fl d Ar domain
Use the
.Tn NIS
domain
.Ar domain
instead of the default domain as returned by
.Xr domainname 1 .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr domainname 1 ,
.Xr ypcat 1 ,
.Xr ypmatch 1 ,
.Xr ypwhich 1 ,
.Xr nis 8 ,
.Xr ypbind 8 ,
.Xr yppoll 8
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Theo de Raadt