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)