ypset
—
tell
ypbind(8)
which NIS server process to use
ypset |
[-h host]
[-d domain]
server |
ypset
tells the
ypbind(8) process on the current
machine which NIS server process to communicate with. If
server is down or is not running a NIS server process,
it is not discovered until a NIS client process attempts to access a NIS map,
at which time ypbind(8) tests
the binding and takes appropriate action.
ypset
is most useful for binding a NIS
client that is not on the same broadcast network as the closest NIS server,
but can also be used for debugging a local network's NIS configuration,
testing specific NIS client programs, or binding to a specific server when
there are many servers on the local network supplying NIS maps.
The options are as follows:
-h
host
- Set the NIS binding on host instead of the local
machine.
-d
domain
- Use the NIS domain domain instead of the default
domain as returned by
domainname(1).