mknetid Command

Purpose

Generates data for the netid.byname map for use by the Network Information Services (NIS).

Syntax

To Create an NIS Map:

/usr/sbin/mknetid [ -q ] [ -p PasswordFile ] [ -g GroupFile ] [ -h HostsFile ] [ -m NetidFile ]

Description

The mknetid command is used to produce the data for the netid.byname NIS map. It will parse the files specified on the command line and build the corresponding netid keys and values. Users will get the following entries:

unix.<uid>@<domainname> <uid>:<gid1>,<gid2>,...

Hosts will get the following entries:

unix.<hostname>@<domainname> 0:<hostname>

The domainname that is used is the same that is configured on the system at the time mknetid is run. The generated data is sent to stdout. Each line contains one entry, with the key and the data separated by a space.

Flags

Item	Description
-q	Quiet mode - do not report any warnings about the data.
-p PasswordFile	Specifies which passwd file to be used for reading the list of users.
-g GroupFile	Specifies which groups file to be used for reading the list of group memberships.
-h HostsFile	Specifies which hosts file to be used for reading the list of hostnames.
-m NetidFile	Specifies a file from which to read any additional netid entries to be included.

Files

Item	Description
/var/yp/Makefile	mknetid is most commonly used when rebuilding the NIS databases using /var/yp/Makefile.
/etc/passwd	Where PasswordFile resides.
/etc/groups	Where GroupFile resides.
/etc/hosts	Where HostsFile resides.
/etc/netid	Where NetidFile resides.