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yppoll(1M)							    yppoll(1M)

NAME
       yppoll - query NIS server for information about NIS map

SYNOPSIS
       host] domain] mapname

   Remarks
       The  Network  Information  Service  (NIS)  was formerly known as Yellow
       Pages (YP).  Although the name has changed, the	functionality  of  the
       service remains the same.

DESCRIPTION
       asks   a	  Network   Information	 Service  (NIS)	 server	 process  (see
       ypserv(1M)) to return the order number (the in seconds when the map was
       built  (see  time(2)) and master NIS server's host name for a NIS data‐
       base named mapname.  then writes them to standard output.

       See ypfiles(4) and ypserv(1M) for an overview  of  Network  Information
       Service.

   Options
       Ask the	      process  on  host	 to  return  the  map information (see
		      ypserv(1M)).  If is not specified, the host returned  by
		      is used (see ypwhich(1)).

       Use	      domain  instead  of  the domain returned by (see domain‐
		      name(1)).

WARNINGS
       Starting with ONCplus version B.11.31.02, the NIS Version 1 protocol is
       no longer available.

AUTHOR
       was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

SEE ALSO
       domainname(1), ypwhich(1), ypserv(1M), ypfiles(4).

								    yppoll(1M)

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