ypwhich — Return Name of NIS Server of Map Master

Synopsis

/usr/bin/ypwhich [-d domain][[-t] -m [mname] | [-Vn] hostname] 
/usr/bin/ypwhich -x 

Description

ypwhich returns the name of the NIS server that supplies the NIS name services to an NIS client or that is the master for a map. If invoked without arguments, ypwhich gives the NIS server for the local system. If you specify hostname , that system is queried to find out which NIS master it is using.

Refer to ypfiles(4) for an overview of the NIS name services.

Options

-d domain Use domain instead of the default domain.
-m mname Find the master NIS server for a map. You cannot specify a host name with -m. mname can be a map name or a nickname for a map. When you omit mname , produce a ...

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