ypwhich(1)ypwhich(1)NAMEypwhich - return name of NIS server or map master
SYNOPSISypwhich [ -d domain ] [ -Vn ] [ hostname ]
ypwhich [ -d domain ] [ -t ] -m [ mname ]
ypwhich-x
DESCRIPTIONypwhich returns the name of the NIS server that supplies the NIS ser‐
vices 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 speci‐
fied 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), V2 is default.
FILES
/var/yp/nicknames
map nickname translation table.
SEE ALSOdomainname(8), nicknames(5), ypbind(8), ypcat(1), ypmatch(1),
yppoll(8), ypserv(8), ypset(8)AUTHORypwhich is part of the yp-tools package, which was written by Thorsten
Kukuk <kukuk@linux-nis.org>.
YP Tools 2.12 April 2010 ypwhich(1)