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34.Dd September 3, 2015
35.Dt YPSET 8
36.Os
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm ypset
39.Nd tell
40.Xr ypbind 8
41which NIS server process to use
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.Nm
44.Op Fl h Ar host
45.Op Fl d Ar domain
46.Ar server
47.Sh DESCRIPTION
48The
49.Nm
50utility tells the
51.Xr ypbind 8
52process on the current machine which NIS server process to communicate with.
53If
54.Ar server
55is down or is not running a NIS server process, it is not discovered until
56a NIS client process attempts to access a NIS map, at which time
57.Xr ypbind 8
58tests the binding and takes appropriate action.
59.Pp
60The
61.Nm
62utility
63is most useful for binding a NIS client that is not on the same broadcast
64network as the closest NIS server, but can also be used for debugging
65a local network's NIS configuration, testing specific NIS client
66programs, or binding to a specific server when there are many servers on
67the local network supplying NIS maps.
68.Pp
69The options are as follows:
70.Bl -tag -width indent
71.It Fl d Ar domain
72Use the NIS domain
73.Ar domain
74instead of the default domain as returned by
75.Xr domainname 1 .
76.It Fl h Ar host
77Set the NIS binding on
78.Ar host
79instead of the local machine.
80.El
81.Sh SEE ALSO
82.Xr domainname 1 ,
83.Xr ypcat 1 ,
84.Xr ypmatch 1 ,
85.Xr yp 8 ,
86.Xr ypbind 8
87.Sh AUTHORS
88.An Theo De Raadt
89