opendarwin man page for ypset

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

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

SYNOPSIS
     ypset [-h host] [-d domain] 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:

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

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

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

AUTHOR
     Theo de Raadt

BSD
								 October 25, 1994							       BSD