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mknetid - generate data for netid map
/usr/libexec/yp/mknetid [ -q ] [ -h hosts ] [ -p passwd ]
[ -g group ] [ -d domain ] [ -n netid ]
/usr/libexec/yp/mknetid --version
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.
- -q
- This flag turns on `quiet' mode,d on'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 then the default /etc/hosts.
- -p passwd
-
The -p flag can be used to specify the use of
another passwd file then the default /etc/passwd.
- -g group
-
The -g flag can be used to specify the use of
another group file then the default /etc/group.
- -n netid
-
The -n flag can be used to specify the use of
another netid file then 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
- /etc/group
- groups file
- /etc/hosts
- hosts database
- /etc/netid
- netname database
- /etc/passwd
- password file
passwd(8)
, group(5)
, hosts(5)
, passwd(5)
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@uni-paderborn.de>
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