NILOAD(8)NILOAD(8)NAMEniload - load text or UNIX-format data into NetInfo
SYNOPSISniload [ -v ] [ -d ] [ -p ] [ -t ] { -r directory | format } domain
DESCRIPTIONniload loads information from standard input into the given NetInfo
domain. If format is specified, the input is interpreted according to
the UNIX 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 UNIX file format, the input
is interpreted as “raw” NetInfo data, as generated by nidump -r, and
loaded into directory.
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. Print a “+” for each entry loaded, a “-” for each
entry deleted (UNIX formats only).
-d Delete entries which are in the directory, but not in the input.
-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 ALSOnidump(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)NeXT Computer, Inc. December 22, 1992 NILOAD(8)