yptest(8) System Manager's Manual yptest(8)
NAME
yptest - test NIS configuration
SYNOPSYS
yptest [-q] [-d domain] [-h host] [-m map] [-u user]
DESCRIPTION
yptest calls various NIS functions to check if the NIS configuration is correct and works as expected.
OPTIONS
-q Be quiet, don't print messages
-d domainname
Specify a domain other than the default domain as returned by domainname(1). This option is not supported by all tests.
-h hostname
Query ypserv on hostname instead of the currently used one. This option is not supported by all tests.
-m map Use the map map for the tests instead of passwd.byname. This option should be used if the default map does not exists.
-u user
Use the account user instead of nobody. This option should be used if the nobody account does not exists in the map used for test-
ing ( passwd.byname or the one given with the -u option.
SEE ALSO
domainname(8), ypbind(8), ypcat(8), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), yppoll(8), ypwhich(1)
AUTHOR
yptest is part of the yp-tools package, which was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.
YP Tools 2.7 May 2002 yptest(8)
