yppoll(1M)

NAME

     yppoll - return current version of a NIS map at a NIS server
     host

SYNOPSIS

     /usr/sbin/yppoll [-d ypdomain] [-h host] mapname

DESCRIPTION

     The yppoll command asks a ypserv() process  what  the  order
     number  is,  and which host is the master NIS server for the
     named map.

OPTIONS

     -d ypdomain
           Use ypdomain instead of the default domain.

     -h host
           Ask the ypserv process at host about the  map  parame-
           ters. If host is not specified, the NIS server for the
           local host is used. That is, the default host  is  the
           one returned by ypwhich(1).

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWnisu                    |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     ypwhich(1), ypfiles(4), attributes(5)