yppoll(1M)yppoll(1M)NAMEyppoll - query NIS server for information about NIS map
SYNOPSIS
host] domain] mapname
Remarks
The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Yellow
Pages (YP). Although the name has changed, the functionality of the
service remains the same.
DESCRIPTION
asks a Network Information Service (NIS) server process (see
ypserv(1M)) to return the order number (the in seconds when the map was
built (see time(2)) and master NIS server's host name for a NIS data‐
base named mapname. then writes them to standard output.
See ypfiles(4) and ypserv(1M) for an overview of Network Information
Service.
Options
Ask the process on host to return the map information (see
ypserv(1M)). If is not specified, the host returned by
is used (see ypwhich(1)).
Use domain instead of the domain returned by (see domain‐
name(1)).
WARNINGS
Starting with ONCplus version B.11.31.02, the NIS Version 1 protocol is
no longer available.
AUTHOR
was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
SEE ALSOdomainname(1), ypwhich(1), ypserv(1M), ypfiles(4).
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