YPPOLL(8) Maintenance Commands and Procedures YPPOLL(8)
yppoll - return current version of a NIS map at a NIS server host
/usr/sbin/yppoll [-d ypdomain] [-h host] mapname
The yppoll command asks a ypserv() process what the order number is,
and which host is the master NIS server for the named map.
-d ypdomain
Use ypdomain instead of the default domain.
-h host
Ask the ypserv process at host about the map
parameters. If host is not specified, the NIS server
for the local host is used. That is, the default host
is the one returned by ypwhich(1).
ypwhich(1), ypfiles(5), attributes(7)
September 14, 1992 YPPOLL(8)
NAME
yppoll - return current version of a NIS map at a 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.
OPTIONS
-d ypdomain
Use ypdomain instead of the default domain.
-h host
Ask the ypserv process at host about the map
parameters. If host is not specified, the NIS server
for the local host is used. That is, the default host
is the one returned by ypwhich(1).
SEE ALSO
ypwhich(1), ypfiles(5), attributes(7)
September 14, 1992 YPPOLL(8)