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YPSET(8)							      YPSET(8)

NAME
       ypset - point ypbind at a particular server

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/etc/yp/ypset [ -V1|-V2 ] [ -h host ] [ -d domain ] server

DESCRIPTION
       ypset tells ypbind to get YP services for the specified domain from the
       ypserv process running on server.  If server is down, or isn't  running
       ypserv, this is not discovered until a YP client process tries to get a
       binding for the domain.	At this point, the binding set by  ypset  will
       be tested by ypbind.  If the binding is invalid, ypbind will attempt to
       rebind for the same domain.

       ypset is useful for binding a client node which is not on  a  broadcast
       net, or is on a broadcast net which isn't running a YP server host.  It
       also is useful for debugging YP client applications, for instance where
       a YP map only exists at a single YP server host.

       In  cases  where	 several  hosts	 on  the  local	 net  are supplying YP
       services, it is possible for ypbind to  rebind  to  another  host  even
       while  you  attempt to find out if the ypset operation succeeded.  That
       is, you can type "ypset host1",	and  then  "ypwhich",  which  replies:
       "host2",	 which	can  be	 confusing.   This  is	a  function  of the YP
       subsystem's attempt to load-balance among the available YP servers, and
       occurs  when host1 does not respond to ypbind because it is not running
       ypserv (or is overloaded), and host2, running ypserv, gets the binding.

       server indicates the YP server to bind to, and can be  specified	 as  a
       name  or	 an IP address.	 If specified as a name, ypset will attempt to
       use YP services to resolve the name to an IP address.  This  will  work
       only  if	 the  node  has	 a  current  valid  binding  for the domain in
       question.  In most cases, server should be specified as an IP address.

       Refer to ypfiles(5) and ypserv(8) for an overview of the yellow pages.

OPTIONS
       -V1     Bind server for the (old) v.1 YP protocol.

       -V2     Bind server for the (current) v.2 YP protocol.

	       If no version is supplied, ypset, first	attempts  to  set  the
	       domain  for the (current) v.2 protocol.	If this attempt fails,
	       ypset, then attempts to	set  the  domain  for  the  (old)  v.1
	       protocol.

       -h host Set  ypbind's binding on host, instead of locally.  host can be
	       specified as a name or as an IP address.

       -d domain
	       Use domain , instead of the default domain.

SEE ALSO
       ypwhich(1), ypserv(8), ypfiles(5)

				  4 June 1986			      YPSET(8)
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