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.TH "MKNETID" "8" "12/31/2020" "NIS Reference Manual" "NIS Reference Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
mknetid \- generate data for netid map
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fB/usr/lib/yp/mknetid\fR\ 'u
\fB/usr/lib/yp/mknetid\fR [\-q] [\-h\ \fIhosts\fR] [\-p\ \fIpasswd\fR] [\-g\ \fIgroup\fR] [\-d\ \fIdomain\fR] [\-n\ \fInetid\fR]
.HP \w'\fB/usr/lib/yp/mknetid\fR\ 'u
\fB/usr/lib/yp/mknetid\fR \-\-version
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBmknetid\fR
generates the
\fInetid\&.byname\fR
NIS map from the contents of the group(5), passwd(5), hosts(5) and netid files\&. It checks for multiple entrys of netids and warn for them or filters them out\&. It is only called by
/var/yp/Makefile
when rebuilding the NIS map\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-q\fR
.RS 4
This flag turns on \*(Aqquiet\*(Aq mode, don\*(Aqt print a warning message when finding an duplicate netid entry\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR\fI hosts\fR
.RS 4
The
\fB\-h\fR
flag can be used to specify the use of another hosts file than the default
/etc/hosts\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-p\fR\fI passwd\fR
.RS 4
The
\fB\-p\fR
flag can be used to specify the use of another passwd file than the default
/etc/passwd\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-g\fR\fI group\fR
.RS 4
The
\fB\-g\fR
flag can be used to specify the use of another group file than the default
/etc/group\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-n\fR\fI netid\fR
.RS 4
The
\fB\-n\fR
flag can be used to specify the use of another netid file than the default
/etc/netid\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-d\fR\fI domain\fR
.RS 4
The
\fBmknetid\fR
command uses the system domainname by default\&. If it is not set or you whish to override it, you must use the
\fB\-d\fR
parameter\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Prints the version number
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
/etc/group
.RS 4
groups file
.RE
.PP
/etc/hosts
.RS 4
hosts database
.RE
.PP
/etc/netid
.RS 4
netname database
.RE
.PP
/etc/passwd
.RS 4
password file
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBpasswd\fR(8),
\fBgroup\fR(5),
\fBhosts\fR(5),
\fBpasswd\fR(5)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
\fBmknetid\fR
was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@linux\-nis\&.org>\&.