displays the status of the NIS client services. It displays the domain name and the last time the local group cache was updated. It also displays information tied to the NIS servers that the filer had tried. The IP address, binding type, state, binding status, the last poll time and the number of pending client calls are listed. Here is a sample output.
NIS domain is nistest20.netapp.com
The group cache was last updated on Thu Aug 5 0:0:23 PDT 1999
IP Address Type State Bound Last Polled Client calls
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172.16.111.29 PREFF ALIVE YES Thu Aug 5 15:45:34 PDT 1999 0
BCAST sent at Thu Aug 5 15:45:34 PDT 1999
172.16.111.30 BCAST ALIVE NO Thu Aug 5 15:45:34 PDT 1999 0