---
name: "yppush"
section: "8"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yppush"
---

# yppush(8)

force distribution of one YP map

## NAME

**yppush** – force distribution of one YP map

## SYNOPSIS

**yppush** \[**-v**\] \[**-d** *domainname*\] \[**-h** *hostname*\] *mapname*

## DESCRIPTION

The **yppush** utility distributes one YP map from the master server to all slave servers in the domain. All servers of the domain are fetched from the YP map *ypservers*. Before starting distribution, the master server is told to reread its Berkeley DB map files from disk.

The options are as follows:

- **-d** *domainname*

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

- **-h** *hostname*

  Distribute the map only to one host and not to the hosts in the *ypservers* map.

- **-v**

  Verbose. Announce what the program is doing.

## SEE ALSO

[dbopen(3)](/dbopen/3.md), [Makefile.yp(8)](/Makefile.yp/8.md), [yp(8)](/yp/8.md), [ypserv(8)](/ypserv/8.md)

## AUTHORS

Mats O Jansson ⟨*moj@stacken.kth.se*⟩

## BUGS

The map is also pushed from the master server to itself, which has no effect other than slowing down operation.