MKNETID(8)

NAME
       mknetid - generate data for netid map

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/lib/yp/mknetid [ -q ] [ -h hosts ] [ -p passwd ] [ -g
       group ] [ -d domain ] [  -n  netid  ]  /usr/lib/yp/mknetid
       --version

DESCRIPTION
       mknetid  generates  the netid.byname NIS map from the con-
       tents 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.

OPTIONS
       -q     This  flag  turns  on  'quiet'  mode,d on't print a
              warning message when  finding  an  duplicate  netid
              entry.

       -h hosts
              The  -h  flag  can  be  used  to specify the use of
              another hosts file then the default /etc/hosts.

       -p passwd
              The -p flag can be  used  to  specify  the  use  of
              another passwd file then the default /etc/passwd.

       -g group
              The  -g  flag  can  be  used  to specify the use of
              another group file then the default /etc/group.

       -n netid
              The -n flag can be  used  to  specify  the  use  of
              another netid file then the default /etc/netid.

       -d domain
              The  mknetid  command uses the system domainname by
              default. If it is not set or you whish to  override
              it, you must use the -d parameter.

       --version
              Prints the version number

FILES
       /etc/group          groups file
       /etc/hosts          hosts database
       /etc/netid          netname database
       /etc/passwd         password file

SEE ALSO
       passwd(8) group(5) hosts(5) passwd(5) 

AUTHOR
       Thorsten Kukuk lt;kukuk@uni-paderborn.de