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.\" $NetBSD: ypset.8,v 1.8 2005/02/26 16:20:07 wiz Exp $
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.Dd February 26, 2005
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.Dt YPSET 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ypset
.Nd tell
.Xr ypbind 8
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which NIS server process to use
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl h Ar host
.Op Fl d Ar domain
.Ar server
.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm
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tells the
.Xr ypbind 8
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process on the current machine which
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.Tn NIS
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server process to communicate with.
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If
.Ar server
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is down or is not running a
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.Tn NIS
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server process, it is not discovered until
a
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.Tn NIS
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client process attempts to access a
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.Tn NIS
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map, at which time
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.Xr ypbind 8
tests the binding and takes appropriate action.
.Pp
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.Nm
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is most useful for binding a
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.Tn NIS
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client that is not on the same broadcast
network as the closest
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.Tn NIS
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server, but can also be used for debugging
a local network's
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.Tn NIS
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configuration, testing specific
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.Tn NIS
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client
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programs, or binding to a specific server when there are many servers on
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the local network supplying
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.Tn NIS
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maps.
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.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl h Ar host
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Set the
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.Tn NIS
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binding on
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.Ar host
instead of the local machine.
.It Fl d Ar domain
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Use the
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.Tn NIS
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domain
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.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 ,
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.Xr ypbind 8 ,
.Xr yppoll 8
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Theo de Raadt