| MKNETID(8) | NIS Reference Manual | MKNETID(8) |
NAME¶
mknetid - generate data for netid map
SYNOPSIS¶
/usr/lib/yp/mknetid [-q] [-h hosts] [-p passwd] [-g group] [-d domain] [-n netid]
/usr/lib/yp/mknetid --version
DESCRIPTION¶
mknetid generates the netid.byname NIS map from the contents of the group(5), passwd(5), hosts(5) and netid files. It checks for multiple entrys of netids and warn for them or filters them out. It is only called by /var/yp/Makefile when rebuilding the NIS map.
OPTIONS¶
-q
This flag turns on ´quiet´ mode,
don´t print a warning message when finding an duplicate netid
entry.
-h hosts
The -h flag can be used to specify the use of
another hosts file than the default /etc/hosts.
-p passwd
The -p flag can be used to specify the use of
another passwd file than the default /etc/passwd.
-g group
The -g flag can be used to specify the use of
another group file than the default /etc/group.
-n netid
The -n flag can be used to specify the use of
another netid file than the default /etc/netid.
-d domain
The mknetid command uses the system domainname by
default. If it is not set or you whish to override it, you must use the
-d parameter.
--version
Prints the version number
FILES¶
/etc/group
groups file
/etc/hosts
hosts database
/etc/netid
netname database
/etc/passwd
password file
SEE ALSO¶
AUTHOR¶
mknetid was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@linux-nis.org>.
| 09/26/2007 | NIS Reference Manual |