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6 yptest - test NIS configuration
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9 yptest [-q] [-d domain] [-h host] [-m map] [-u user]
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12 yptest calls various NIS functions to check if the NIS configuration is
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16 -q Be quiet, don't print messages
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18 -d domainname
19 Specify a domain other than the default domain as returned by
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23 Query ypserv on hostname instead of the currently used one.
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26 -m map Use the map map for the tests instead of passwd.byname. This
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30 Use the account user instead of nobody. This option should be
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35 domainname(8), ypbind(8), ypcat(8), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), yppoll(8),
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39 yptest is part of the yp-tools package, which was written by Thorsten
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44YP Tools 2.11 January 2007 yptest(8)