NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       mknetid - generate data for netid map

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/lib/yp/mknetid [ -q ] [ -h hosts ] [ -p passwd ] [ -g group ] [ -d
       domain ] [ -n netid ] /usr/lib/yp/mknetid --version

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       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    [Toc]    [Back]

       -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

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       /etc/group	   groups file
       /etc/hosts	   hosts database
       /etc/netid	   netname database
       /etc/passwd	   password file

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       passwd(8), group(5), hosts(5), passwd(5)

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>



NYS YP Server			  August 1996			    MKNETID(8)