08-25-2010
Lookup /etc/hosts.deny and /etc/hosts.allow this will do what you want.
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Dear all
i am relatively new in using UNIX i have a problem,
We are using IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC7W4 we have 2 bsic user groups that we are using the 1st is root and another i wasnt to restrict the command "dba" that takes the users of that group to the database. I have... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: masquerer
3 Replies
2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all,
I am trying to eject the cdrom from a livecd after certain stage...
Now assuming that it is possible to eject,please consider my issue!!!
The OS boots into a regular user by default...so i am unable to use the eject command to push out the drive...
However if i try pfexec eject it... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: wrapster
3 Replies
3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Thanks
AVKlinux (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: avklinux
3 Replies
4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi All
I have written one shell script for GPRS route add is given below named GPRSRouteSet.sh
URL="www.google.com"
VBURL="10.5.2.211"
echo "Setting route for $URL for GPRS"
URL_Address=`nslookup $URL|grep Address:|grep -v "#"|awk -F " " '{print $2}'|head -1`
echo "Executing ... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: mnmonu
3 Replies
5. Solaris
Hello All,
Anybody please help me to know ,what happens when a user having entry in both cron.allow and cron.deny files.Wheather the user will be able to access the crontab???
Thanks in advance
Vaisakh (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: ksvaisakh
5 Replies
6. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
Besides doing some shell-script which loops through /etc/passwd, I was wondering if there was some command that would tell me, like an enhanced version of getent.
The Operating system is Solaris 10 (recent-ish revision) using Sun DS for LDAP. (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: ckmehta
5 Replies
7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi I need help..........
I have an Sun One Directory server LDIF file with 5000 user entries, I need to change the data to match Test ID's, so I can run a perf test.
I'm way out of my league as I have not done any scripting for 10 years.
There are four entries for each user in the file... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Macdaddy99
3 Replies
8. Solaris
Hi,
I want to deny Vi editor to few users, is it possible to do the same in Solaris 10. If yes, then how?
Thanks in advance............ (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: ajhal04
2 Replies
9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Whenever i switch from root to another user, by doing su - user, it takes me to home directory of user. This is very annoying as i want to be in same dir to run different commands as root sometimes and sometimes as normal user.
How to fix this? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: syncmaster
1 Replies
10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I need to switch from local user to root user in a shell script.
I need to make it automated so that it doesn't prompt for the root password.
I heard the su command will do that work but it prompt for the password.
and also can someone tell me whether su command spawns a new shell or... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Little
1 Replies
nsquery(1) General Commands Manual nsquery(1)
NAME
nsquery - query the Name Service Switch backend libraries
SYNOPSIS
lookup_type lookup_query [lookup_policy]
DESCRIPTION
is used to find the Name Service that returned the response to a or function call. This application is Name Service Switch aware and fol-
lows the lookup policies in The supported lookup_type values are:
Used to resolve host name or IP Address lookups.
Used to resolve user name or UID lookups.
Assumes that a numeric value is a UID. This option is to be obsoleted. Use and instead.
Used to resolve user name lookups.
Used to resolve UID lookups.
Used to resolve group name or GID lookups.
Assumes that a numeric value is a GID. This option is to be obsoleted. Use and instead.
Used to resolve group name lookups.
Used to resolve GID lookups.
Used to resolve host name or IP Address lookups.
Only IPv6 and IPv4-mapped IPv6 address will be displayed for host name lookups.
The lookup_query can either be a host name, IP Address (IPv4 only), user name, user ID, group name, or group ID.
The lookup_policy must be a valid lookup policy described in nsswitch.conf(4). If the policy is invalid, the system default policy will be
used. The default values for lookup_policy are:
dns [NOTFOUND=return] nis [NOTFOUND=return] files
files nis
files nis
dns [NOTFOUND=return] files
will display the lookup policy being used, the name of the service being queried, and the result of the query.
EXAMPLES
Lookup host hondo using the default hosts lookup policy.
Lookup host with ip address 15.204.204.204 using "dns files" as the hosts lookup policy.
Lookup user dog using "ldap" as the passwd lookup policy.
Lookup user ID 105 using the default passwd lookup policy.
Lookup group wayne using group lookup policy "nis [NOTFOUND=RETURN] files".
Lookup group 22 using the default group lookup policy.
Lookup host rio using "dns" as the ipnodes lookup policy.
RETURN VALUE
returns the following values:
Success.
Invalid Usage.
Unknown Action.
No match found in any name services queried.
WARNINGS
The and lookup_type values are to be obsoleted. For use or instead. For use or instead.
AUTHOR
was developed by Hewlett-Packard.
SEE ALSO
nsswitch.conf(4).
nsquery(1)