yppoll - return current version of a NIS map at a NIS server hos yppoll

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System Administration Commands					    yppoll(1M)



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).


ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:




       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE	TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |system/network/nis	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       ypwhich(1), ypfiles(4), attributes(5)



SunOS 5.11			  14 Sep 1992			    yppoll(1M)