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

# NAME

`yppoll` — ask version of YP map from YP server

# SYNOPSIS

`yppoll` | [`-d` domain] [`-h` host] mapname

# DESCRIPTION

`yppoll` asks a YP server process for the order number and which host is the master server for mapname.

The options are as follows:

`-d` domain
  Use the YP domain domain instead of the default domain as returned by domainname(1).
`-h` host
  Ask the YP server process running on host for information about mapname. If host is not specified, the server polled is the default server returned by ypwhich(1).

# SEE ALSO

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

# AUTHORS

Theo de Raadt and John Brezak

September 8, 2014 | Debian