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Diffstat (limited to 'libexec/mknetid/mknetid.8')
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diff --git a/libexec/mknetid/mknetid.8 b/libexec/mknetid/mknetid.8 index 5b7ff6d..f1261b9 100644 --- a/libexec/mknetid/mknetid.8 +++ b/libexec/mknetid/mknetid.8 @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $Id$ +.\" $Id: mknetid.8,v 1.3 1997/02/22 14:21:53 peter Exp $ .\" .Dd June 23, 1996 .Dt MKNETID 8 @@ -49,68 +49,67 @@ processes the contents of the .Xr group 5 , .Xr passwd 5 , -.Xr hosts 5 and +.Xr hosts 5 +and .Xr netid 5 files into the format used to generate the .Pa netid.byname -NIS map. This map is used to hold credential information for both users +.Tn NIS +map. This map is used to hold credential information for both users and hosts in a operating system independent format. .Pp The -.Nm mknetid +.Nm command checks for duplicate occurances of netids and filters them out. .Pp The -.Nm mknetid +.Nm command prints its results on the standard output. It is usually called only by -.Nm /var/yp/Makefile -when rebuilding the NIS maps. +.Pa /var/yp/Makefile +when rebuilding the +.Tn NIS +maps. .Pp .Sh OPTIONS The -.Nm mknetid +.Nm command supports the following options: -.Bl -tag -width flag +.Bl -tag -width indent .It Fl q Normally, -.Nm mknetid +.Nm prints a warning message when it encounters a duplicate netid. This flag turns on 'quiet' mode, allowing the warnings to be surpressed. Other error messages may still be generated. -.It Fl g Ar group-file -The -.Fl g -flag can be used to specify the location of the group information +.It Fl g Ar group_file +Specify the location of the group information file. The compiled-in default is .Pa /etc/group . -.It Fl p Ar passwd-file -The -.Fl p -flag can be used to specify the location of the passwd information +.It Fl p Ar passwd_file +Specify the location of the passwd information file. The compiled-in default is .Pa /etc/passwd . -.It Fl h Ar group-file -The -.Fl h -flag can be used to specify the location of the hosts database +.It Fl h Ar group_file +Specify the location of the hosts database file. The compiled-in default is .Pa /etc/hosts . -.It Fl n Ar netid-file -The -.Fl n -flag can be used to specify the location of the netid information +.It Fl n Ar netid_file +Specify the location of the netid information file. The compiled-in default is .Pa /etc/netid . Note that no error is generated if the netid database can't be found. The netid database is not likely to be present on most systems -until Secure RPC support is added to FreeBSD. +until +.Tn Secure RPC +support is added to +.Bx Free . .It Fl d Ar domain By default, the -.Nm mknetid +.Nm command uses the system domainname when generating netid records. If -the system domainnameis not set, the domain must be specified on the +the system domainname is not set, the domain must be specified on the command line with the .Fl d flag. If the domainname is set, the @@ -118,24 +117,26 @@ flag. If the domainname is set, the flag may be used to override it. .El .Sh FILES -.Bl -tag -width Pa -compact +.Bl -tag -width /var/yp/Makefile -compact .It Pa /var/yp/Makefile -The Makefile that calls +the Makefile that calls .Nm yp_mkdb and .Nm mknetid -to build the NIS databases. +to build the +.Tn NIS +databases .It Pa /etc/group -The default group database file. +the default group database file .It Pa /etc/passwd -The default passwd database file. +the default passwd database file .It Pa /etc/hosts -The default hosts database file. +the default hosts database file .It Pa /etc/netid -The default netid database file. +the default netid database file .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr yp 4 , .Xr yp_mkdb 8 .Sh AUTHOR -Bill Paul <wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu> +.An Bill Paul Aq wpaul@ctr.columbia.edu |
