YPSET(8) | System Manager's Manual | YPSET(8)

# NAME

`ypset` — tell ypbind(8) which YP server process to use

# SYNOPSIS

`ypset` | [`-d` domain] [`-h` host] server

# DESCRIPTION

`ypset` tells the ypbind(8) process on the current machine which YP server process to communicate with. If server is down or is not running a YP server process, it is not discovered until a YP client process attempts to access a YP map, at which time ypbind(8) tests the binding and takes appropriate action.

`ypset` is most useful for binding a YP client that is not on the same broadcast network as the closest YP server, but can also be used for debugging a local network's YP configuration, testing specific YP client programs, or binding to a specific server when there are many servers on the local network supplying YP maps.

The options are as follows:

`-d` domain
  Use the YP domain domain instead of the default domain as returned by domainname(1).
`-h` host
  Set the YP binding on host instead of the local machine.

# SEE ALSO

domainname(1), ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypwhich(1), yp(8), ypbind(8), yppoll(8)

# AUTHORS

Theo de Raadt

September 10, 2015 | Debian