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ypwhich(1)
NAME
  ypwhich - determine which host is the current NIS server or map master.

SYNOPSIS
  ypwhich [-d domain] [-V1] [-V2] [hostname]

  ypwhich [-d domain] [-m[mname]] [-t[mapname]]

  ypwhich -x

OPTIONS
  -V1 Identifies which server is serving v.1 NIS protocol-speaking client
      processes.

  -V2 Identifies which server is serving v.2 NIS protocol-speaking client
      processes.

      If neither version is specified, ypwhich attempts to locate the server
      that supplies the current v.2 services.  If there is no v.2 server
      currently bound, ypwhich attempts to locate the server supplying the
      v.1 services. Since NIS servers and NIS clients are both backward
      compatible, the user need seldom be concerned about which version is
      currently in use.

  -d  Uses domain instead of the current domain.

  -m[mname]
      Finds the master NIS server for a map.  No hostname can be specified
      with -m. The mname argument can be a mapname, or a nickname for a map.
      When mname is omitted, ypwhich provides a list of available maps.

  -tmapname
      Inhibits nickname translation and is useful if there is a mapname
      identical to a nickname.

  -x  Displays the map nickname table. This option lists the nicknames
      (mnames) that the command knows of, and indicates the mapname
      associated with each nickname.

DESCRIPTION
  The ypwhich command identifies the Network Information Service (NIS) server
  that currently supplies NIS services to an NIS client.  It also identifies
  which NIS server is the master for a map.  If invoked without arguments,
  ypwhich returns the host name of the NIS server for the local machine.  If
  hostname is specified, ypwhich checks that machine to find out which NIS
  master it is using.

  Refer to ypfiles(4) and ypserv(8) for an overview of NIS.

SEE ALSO
  ypfiles(4), rpcinfo(8), ypserv(8), ypset(8)

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