NAME

ypxfr — get a YP map from YP server

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

ypxfr is the utility in YP that transfers maps to the local host.

Since the YP master transfers a map when it has changed, an YP slave should check for missed maps regularly. This can be done via an entry in crontab(5). The scripts ypxfr_1perhour, ypxfr_2perday and ypxfr_1perday could be used for that.

The options are as follows:

-C tid prog ipadd port

This option is only used by ypserv. This is to open communication with a yppush on another host.

-c

Don't send a "Clear current map" to local ypserv process. Useful if ypserv isn't running localy to avoid timeout message.

-d domain

Don't use default domain, use the specified domain.

-f

Force map transfer, even if version of master is older than 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.

FILES

/usr/sbin/ypxfr_1perhour

 

/usr/sbin/ypxfr_2perday

 

/usr/sbin/ypxfr_1perday

 

SEE ALSO

yp(8), yppush(8), ypserv(8)

AUTHORS

Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>