yppoll(1M)                                                          yppoll(1M)


NAME
     yppoll - show the version of the NIS map on the NIS server

SYNOPSIS
     yppoll [ -h host ] [ -d domain ] mapname

DESCRIPTION
     yppoll asks a ypserv process what the order number is and which host is
     the network information service (NIS) master server for the map mapname.
     If the server is a v.1 NIS protocol server, yppoll uses the older
     protocol to communicate with it.  In this case, it also uses the older
     diagnostic messages in case of failure.

OPTIONS
     -h host     Ask the ypserv process at host about the map parameters.  If
                 host isn't specified, the NIS server for the local host is
                 used.  That is, the default host is the one returned by
                 ypwhich(1M).

     -d domain   Use domain instead of the default domain.

SEE ALSO
     ypserv(1M), ypfiles(4).


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