yppoll — Return Current Version of an NIS Map at an NIS Server Host
Synopsis
/usr/sbin/yppoll [-d ypdomain][-h host] mapname
Description
The yppoll command asks a ypserv() process what the order number is and which host is the master NIS server for the named map.
Note
The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two remains the same; only the name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications plc, and may not be used without permission.
Options
| -d ypdomain | Use ypdomain instead of the default domain. |
| -h host | Ask the ypserv process at host about the map parameters. If you do not specify host, use the NIS server for ... |
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