yptest

yptest(8)                                                            yptest(8)



NAME
       yptest - test NIS configuration

SYNOPSYS
       yptest [-q] [-d domain] [-h host] [-m map] [-u user]


DESCRIPTION
       yptest calls various NIS functions to check if the NIS configuration is
       correct and works as expected.


OPTIONS
       -q     Be quiet, don't print messages

       -d domainname
              Specify a domain other than the default domain  as  returned  by
              domainname(1).  This option is not supported by all tests.

       -h hostname
              Query  ypserv  on  hostname  instead  of the currently used one.
              This option is not supported by all tests.

       -m map Use the map map for the tests instead  of  passwd.byname.   This
              option should be used if the default map does not exists.

       -u user
              Use  the  account user instead of nobody.  This option should be
              used if the nobody account does not exists in the map  used  for
              testing ( passwd.byname or the one given with the -u option.

SEE ALSO
       domainname(8),  ypbind(8),  ypcat(8), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), yppoll(8),
       ypwhich(1)


AUTHOR
       yptest is part of the yp-tools package, which was written  by  Thorsten
       Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.



YP Tools 2.7                       May 2002                          yptest(8)