ypset(8) [netbsd man page]

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

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

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

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

     The options are as follows:

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

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

SEE ALSO

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

AUTHORS

     Theo de Raadt

BSD
								 February 26, 2005							       BSD

ypset(8)						      System Manager's Manual							  ypset(8)

NAME

       ypset - bind ypbind to a particular NIS server

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

       In   order  to run ypset, ypbind must be initiated with the -ypset or -ypsetme options.	See ypbind(8).	ypset tells ypbind to get NIS ser-
       vices for the specified domain from the ypserv(8) process running on server.

       In cases where several hosts on the local net are supplying NIS services, it is possible for ypbind to rebind to another  host  even  while
       you attempt to find out if the ypset operation succeeded. For example, you can type:

       example% ypset host1
       example% ypwhich
       host2
       which  can  be confusing. This is a function of the NIS subsystem's attempt to know always a running NIS server, and occurs when host1 does
       not respond to ypbind because it is not running ypserv (or is overloaded), and host2, running ypserv, gets the binding.
       Server indicates the NIS server to bind to,  and must be specified as a name or an IP address. This will work only if the node has  a  cur-
       rent  valid  binding for the domain in question, and ypbind has been set to allow use of ypset.	In most  cases, server should be specified
       as an IP address.
OPTIONS

       -d domain
	      Specify a domain other than the default domain as returned by domainname(8).
       -h hostname
	      Set the NIS binding on host hostname
	       instead of the local machine.
SEE ALSO

       domainname(8), ypbind(8), ypcat(8), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), yppoll(8), ypwhich(1)
AUTHOR

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

YP Tools 2.14							    April 2010								  ypset(8)