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Commands Reference, Volume 6
ypwhich Command
Purpose
Identifies either the Network Information Services (NIS)
server or the server that is the master for a given map.
Syntax
To Identify the NIS Server
/usr/bin/ypwhich [ -d Domain ] [ -V1 | -V2 ] [ HostName ]
To Identify the Master NIS Server for a Map
/usr/bin/ypwhich [ -t ] [ -d Domain ] [ -m [ MapName ] ]
To Display the Map Nickname Table
/usr/bin/ypwhich -x
Description
The ypwhich command identifies
which server supplies Network Information Services (NIS) services or which
server is the master for a map, depending on how the ypwhich command is invoked. If invoked without arguments, this command displays
the name of the NIS server for the local machine. If you specify
a host name, the system queries that host to find
out which master it is using.
Flags
-d Domain |
Uses the specified domain instead of the default domain. |
-V1 |
Indicates which server is serving the old version 1 NIS
protocol client processes. |
-V2 |
Indicates which server is serving the current version 2 NIS
protocol client processes. If neither version is specified, the ypwhich command attempts to locate the server that supplies the version
2 services. If there is no version 2 server currently bound, the ypwhich command then attempts to locate the server supplying version
1 services. Because servers and clients are both backward-compatible, the
user need seldom be concerned about which version is currently in use. |
-t |
Inhibits nickname translation, which is useful if there is a map
name identical to a nickname. |
-m MapName |
Finds the master NIS server for a map. No host can be specified
with the -m flag. The MapName
variable can be a map name or a nickname for a map. When the map name is
omitted, the -m flag produces a list of available maps. |
-x |
Displays the map nickname table. This lists the nicknames (MapName) the command knows of and indicates the map name associated with
each nickname. |
Examples
- To find the master server for a map, type:
ypwhich -m passwd
In this example, the ypwhich command displays the name of the server for the passwd
map.
- To find the map named passwd, rather than the map nicknamed passwd,
type:
ypwhich -t -m passwd
In this
example, the ypwhich command displays the name of the
server for the map whose full name is passwd.
- To find out which server serves clients that
run the old version 1 of the NIS protocol, type:
ypwhich -V1
- To display a table of map nicknames, type:
ypwhich -x
Related Information
The ypset
command.
The ypserv daemon.
Network File System (NFS)
Overview for System Management in AIX 5L Version 5.2 System Management Guide: Communications and Networks.
Network Information Services (NIS)
Overview for System Management in AIX 5L Version 5.2 Network Information Services (NIS and NIS+) Guide.
NIS Reference.
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