ypset

YPSET(8)                OpenBSD System Manager's Manual               YPSET(8)

NAME

     ypset - tell ypbind(8) which YP server process to use

SYNOPSIS

     ypset [-d domain] [-h host] server

DESCRIPTION

     ypset tells the ypbind(8) process on the current machine which YP server
     process to communicate with.  If server is down or is not running a YP
     server process, it is not discovered until a YP client process attempts
     to access a YP map, at which time ypbind(8) tests the binding and takes
     appropriate action.

     ypset is most useful for binding a YP client that is not on the same
     broadcast network as the closest YP server, but can also be used for
     debugging a local network's YP configuration, testing specific YP client
     programs, or binding to a specific server when there are many servers on
     the local network supplying YP maps.

     The options are as follows:

     -d domain
             Use the YP domain domain instead of the default domain as
             returned by domainname(1).

     -h host
             Set the YP binding on host instead of the local machine.

SEE ALSO

     domainname(1), ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypwhich(1), yp(8), ypbind(8),
     yppoll(8)

AUTHORS

     Theo de Raadt

OpenBSD 5.1                      June 26, 2008                     OpenBSD 5.1