ypset(NADM)


ypset -- point ypbind at a particular server

Syntax

ypset [ -V1 ] [ -h host ] [ -d domain ] server

Description

ypset tells ypbind to get Network Information Service (NIS) services for the specified domain from the ypserv process running on server. If server is down or is not running ypserv, this is not discovered until an NIS client process tries to get a binding for the domain. At this point, the binding set by ypset will be tested by ypbind. If the binding is invalid, ypbind will attempt to rebind for the same domain.

ypset is useful for binding a client node which is either not on a broadcast net or is on a broadcast net that is not running an NIS server host. It also is useful for debugging NIS client applications, for instance where an NIS map only exists at a single NIS server host.

In cases where several hosts on the local net are supplying NIS services, it is possible for ypbind to rebind to another host even while you attempt to find out if the ypset operation succeeded. That is, you can type ypset host1, and then ypwhich, and then receive the reply: host2, which can be confusing. This is a function of the NIS subsystem's attempt to load-balance among the available NIS servers. It occurs when host1 does not respond to ypbind (because it is not running ypserv or is overloaded) and host2 (which is running ypserv) gets the binding.

server indicates the NIS server to bind to and can be specified as a name or an IP address. If specified as a name, ypset will attempt to use NIS services to resolve the name to an IP address. This will work only if the node has a current valid binding for the domain in question. In most cases, server should be specified as an IP address.

Refer to ypfiles(NF) and ypserv(NADM) for an overview of the Network Information Service.

Options


-V1
bind server for the (old) v.1 NIS protocol

If no version parameter is supplied, ypset first attempts to set the domain for the (current) v.2 protocol. If this attempt fails, ypset then attempts to set the domain for the (old) v.1 protocol.


-h host
set ypbind's binding on host, instead of locally. host can be specified as a name or as an IP address.

-d domain
use domain instead of the default domain.

Limitations

ypset can send RPC messages only to a ypbind that is running with one of the -ypset options. See ypserv(NADM) for an explanation of the -ypset options.

See also

ypfiles(NF), ypserv(NADM), ypwhich(NADM)
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SCO OpenServer Release 6.0.0 -- 02 June 2005