Provided by: yp-tools_3.3-5.1_amd64
NAME
yppoll - return version and master server of a NIS map
SYNOPSIS
yppoll [ -h host ] [ -d domain ] mapname
DESCRIPTION
yppoll queries ypserv(8) which host the NIS master server for a named map is and what the order number of this map is.
OPTIONS
-h host Ask the NIS server process running on host for information about mapname. If host is not specified, the server polled is the default server returned by ypwhich(1). -d domain Specify a domain other than the default domain as returned by domainname(8).
SEE ALSO
domainname(8), ypbind(8), ypcat(8), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), ypset(8), ypwhich(1)
AUTHOR
yppoll is part of the yp-tools package, which was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@linux- nis.org>.