NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     ypset - tell ypbind(8) which YP server process to use

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     ypset [-h host] [-d domain] server

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     ypset tells the ypbind(8) process  on  the  current  machine
which YP server
     process  to  communicate  with.  If server is down or is not
running a YP
     server process, it is not discovered until a YP client  process attempts
     to  access a YP map, at which time ypbind(8) tests the binding and takes
     appropriate action.

     ypset is most useful for binding a YP client that is not  on
the same
     broadcast  network as the closest YP server, but can also be
used for debugging
 a local network's YP configuration, testing specific
YP client
     programs,  or  binding  to  a specific server when there are
many servers on
     the local network supplying YP maps.

     The options are as follows:

     -h host
             Set the YP binding on host instead of the local  machine.

     -d domain
             Use  the YP domain domain instead of the default domain as returned
 by domainname(1).

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     domainname(1), ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypwhich(1), yp(8),  ypbind(8),
     yppoll(8)

AUTHORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     Theo de Raadt

OpenBSD      3.6                         October     25,     1994