NAME
ypxfr —
get a NIS map from NIS
server
SYNOPSIS
ypxfr |
[-cf]
[-C tid prog ipadd
port] [-d
domain]
[-h host]
[-s
domain] mapname |
DESCRIPTION
ypxfr is the utility in NIS that transfers maps to the local
host.
The options are as follows:
-
-
- -c
- Don't send a "Clear current map" to local
ypserv process. Useful if ypserv isn't
running locally to avoid timeout message.
-
-
- -C
tid prog ipadd port
- This option is only used by ypserv. This
is to open communication with yppush on another
host.
-
-
- -d
domain
- Don't use default domain, use the specified domain.
-
-
- -f
- Force map transfer, even if the master's version is older
than the local copy.
-
-
- -h
host
- Get map from host instead of the maps master host.
-
-
- -s
domain
- Specify a source domain other than the target domain.
SEE ALSO
nis(8),
yppush(8),
ypserv(8)
AUTHORS
Mats O Jansson
<
moj@stacken.kth.se>