1MKNETID(8)                     Reference Manual                     MKNETID(8)
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NAME

6       mknetid - generate data for netid map
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/lib64/yp/mknetid  [ -q ] [ -h hosts ] [ -p passwd ] [ -g group ] [
10       -d domain ] [ -n netid ]
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12       /usr/lib64/yp/mknetid --version
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DESCRIPTION

15       mknetid generates the netid.byname NIS map from  the  contents  of  the
16       group(5),  passwd(5),  hosts(5) and netid files. It checks for multiple
17       entrys of netids and warn for them or filters  them  out.  It  is  only
18       called by /var/yp/Makefile when rebuilding the NIS map.
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OPTIONS

21       -q     This  flag  turns on 'quiet' mode, don't print a warning message
22              when finding an duplicate netid entry.
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24       -h hosts
25              The -h flag can be used to specify the use of another hosts file
26              than the default /etc/hosts.
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29              The  -p  flag  can  be used to specify the use of another passwd
30              file than the default /etc/passwd.
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33              The -g flag can be used to specify the use of another group file
34              than the default /etc/group.
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36       -n netid
37              The -n flag can be used to specify the use of another netid file
38              than the default /etc/netid.
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40       -d domain
41              The mknetid command uses the system domainname by default. If it
42              is  not  set  or  you  whish to override it, you must use the -d
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45       --version
46              Prints the version number
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FILES

49       /etc/group          groups file
50       /etc/hosts          hosts database
51       /etc/netid          netname database
52       /etc/passwd         password file
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SEE ALSO

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

58       mknetid was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.
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62YP Server                         August 2001                       MKNETID(8)