NIFIND(1) General Commands Manual NIFIND(1)NAME
nifind - find a directory in the NetInfo hierarchy
SYNOPSIS
nifind [ -anvp ] [ -t timeout ] directory [ domain ]
DESCRIPTION
nifind searches for the named directory in the NetInfo hierarchy. It starts at the local domain and climbs up through the hierarchy until
it reaches the root domain. Any occurrences of directory are reported by directory ID number. If the optional domain argument is given,
then nifind stops climbing at that point in the hierarchy. The domain argument must be specified by an absolute or relative domain name.
When invoked with the -a option, nifind searches for the named directory in the entire NetInfo hierarchy (or the subtree with domain as the
root if domain is specified). The -n option exempts local domains from the search.
nifind uses a default two second connection timeout when contacting a domain. The connection timeout can be overridden with the -t option.
OPTIONS -a Search for directory in the entire NetInfo hierarchy.
-n Exempt local directories from the search.
-p Print directory contents.
-t timeout
Specify an integer value as the connection timeout (in seconds).
-v Produce verbose output.
EXAMPLES
% nifind /printers/inky
/printers/inky found in /software, id = 202
/printers/inky found in /, id = 357
% nifind -a /machines/mailhost /sales
/machines/mailhost found in /sales, id = 234
% nifind -v /users/uid=164
/users/uid=164 not found in /sales/polaris
/users/uid=164 not found in /sales
/users/uid=164 found in /, id = 451
% nifind -p /machines/mailhost
/machines/mailhost found in /sales, id=171
name: zippy mailhost
ip_address: 192.42.172.5
/machines/mailhost found in /, id = 350
name: zorba mailhost
ip_address: 192.42.172.1
SEE ALSO netinfo(5)AUTHOR
Marc Majka, Apple Computer Inc.
BUGS
nifind does not complain if domain is not an ancestor specified in a normal search.
Apple Computer, Inc. August 9, 1994 NIFIND(1)
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NILOAD(8) System Manager's Manual NILOAD(8)NAME
niload - load text or flat-file-format data into NetInfo
SYNOPSIS
niload [ -v ] [ -d ] [ -m ] [ -p ] [ -t ] { -r directory | format } domain
DESCRIPTION
niload loads information from standard input into the given NetInfo domain. If format is specified, the input is interpreted according to
the flat-file file format of the same name. The allowed values for format are aliases, bootparams, bootptab, exports, fstab, group, hosts,
networks, passwd, printcap, protocols, rpc, and services.
If -r directory is specified instead of a flat-file file format, the input is interpreted as "raw" NetInfo data, as generated by nidump -r,
and loaded into directory. Note that this operation will delete and replace the entire NetInfo subtree at the specified directory. Any
existing records in this subtree will be lost.
niload overwrites entries in the existing directory with those given in the input. Entries that are in the directory aren't deleted if
they don't exist in the input, unless the -d option is specified. niload must be run as superuser on the master NetInfo server for the
given domain, unless one specifies the -p option, which allows one to run from anywhere in the network.
OPTIONS -v Verbose. Prints details of records as they are updated (flat-file formats only).
-d Delete entries which are in the directory, but not in the input.
-m Merge properties and values. Existing properties will be preserved in the database if they are not present in the input. For exam-
ple, if a user record has a "picture" property, loading a passwd-format record for this user will preserve the property. Property
values are also merged.
-p Prompt for the root password of the given domain so that one can run from other locations in the network besides the master.
-t Interpret the domain as a tagged domain. For example, "trotter/network" refers to the database tagged "network" on the machine
"trotter". The machine name can be an actual name or an IP address.
-r Load entries in "raw" format, as generated by nidump -r. The first argument should be the path of a NetInfo directory into which
the information is loaded. Since the input often specifies properties (including "name") at its topmost level, the directory you
specify may be renamed as a result of this operation. If the directory you specify does not exist, it will be created.
EXAMPLES
"niload passwd . < /etc/passwd" loads the local /etc/passwd file into the local NetInfo database.
"niload -d -r /locations ." replaces the contents of /locations in the local domain with input given in nidump "raw" format.
SEE ALSO nidump(8), niutil(8), netinfo(5), aliases(5), bootparams(5), bootptab(5), exports(5), fstab(5), group(5), hosts(5), networks(5), passwd(5),
printcap(5), protocols(5), rpc(5), services(5)Apple Computer, Inc. December 22, 1992 NILOAD(8)