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
ypservprocess. Useful ifypservisn't running locally to avoid timeout message. -Ctid prog ipadd port- This option is only used by
ypserv. This is to open communication withyppushon another host. -ddomain- 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.
-hhost- Get map from host instead of the maps master host.
-sdomain- Specify a source domain other than the target domain.
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>