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mknetid

MKNETID(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 						MKNETID(8)

NAME

     mknetid -- a NIS filter program

SYNOPSIS

     mknetid [-q] [-d domain] [-p passwdfile] [-g groupfile] [-h hostfile] [-m netidfile]

DESCRIPTION

     mknetid is used to create a map named netid.byname.  The map consists of information from passwd(5), group(5) and hosts(5) eventually con-
     catenated with a netid(5) file.

     The options are as follows:

     -d domain	    NIS domain to use instead of the default domain.

     -g groupfile   Alternate group(5) file.  Default is /etc/group.

     -h hostfile    Alternate hosts(5) file.  Default is /etc/hosts.

     -m netidfile   Alternate netid(5) file.  Default is /etc/netid.

     -p passwdfile  Alternate passwd(5) file.  Default is /etc/passwd.

     -q 	    Keep quiet about multiple occurrences of a uid; ignore all but the first.

FILES

     /etc/group
     /etc/hosts
     /etc/netid
     /etc/passwd

SEE ALSO

     domainname(1), group(5), hosts(5), netid(5), passwd(5), nis(8)

AUTHORS

     Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>

BSD
								 February 26, 2005							       BSD

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