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ypwhich(1)


NAME

   ypwhich - return name of NIS server or map master

SYNOPSIS

   ypwhich [ -d domain ] [ -Vn ] [ hostname ]
   ypwhich [ -d domain ] [ -t ] -m [ mname ]
   ypwhich -x

DESCRIPTION

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

OPTIONS

   -d domain
          Specify a domain other than the default domain.

   -t     This option inhibits map nickname translation.

   -m mname
          Find  the  master  NIS  server  for  a  map.  No hostname can be
          specified with the  -m  option.   mname  can  be  a  mapname  or
          nickname for a map.  If mname is omitted, ypwhich will produce a
          list of available maps.

   -x     Display the map nickname translation table.

   -Vn    Version of ypbind(8), V3 is default. Use V2 for NIS clients  not
          supporting IPv6.

FILES

   /var/yp/nicknames
          map nickname translation table.

SEE ALSO

   domainname(8),    nicknames(5),    ypbind(8),   ypcat(1),   ypmatch(1),
   yppoll(8), ypserv(8), ypset(8)

AUTHOR

   ypwhich is part of the yp-tools package, which was written by  Thorsten
   Kukuk <kukuk@linux-nis.org>.



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