MKNETID(8) | System Manager's Manual | MKNETID(8)

# NAME

`mknetid` — generate a YP map of group and domain memberships

# SYNOPSIS

`mknetid` | [`-q`] [`-d` domain] [`-g` groupfile] [`-h` hostfile] [`-m` netidfile] [`-P` master.passwdfile] [`-p` passwdfile]

# DESCRIPTION

The `mknetid` utility combines information from the passwd(5), group(5), hosts(5), and netid(5) files, printing it in netid(5) format to the standard output. If the passwd(5) file is not available, the master.passwd(5) file is used instead. The netid(5) file is optional and does not need to exist.

The most common application is to pass the output to makedbm(8) in order to create a netid.byname map for the yp(8) subsystem.

The options are as follows:

`-d` domain
  Use domain instead of the default domainname(1).
`-g` groupfile
  Use groupfile instead of /etc/group.
`-h` hostfile
  Use hostfile instead of /etc/hosts.
`-m` netidfile
  Use netidfile instead of /etc/netid.
`-P` master.passwdfile
  Use master.passwdfile instead of /etc/master.passwd.
`-p` passwdfile
  Use passwdfile instead of /etc/passwd.
`-q`
  Keep quiet about multiple occurrences of a user ID. Ignore all but the first.

# FILES

/etc/passwd
/etc/master.passwd
/etc/group
/etc/hosts
/etc/netid

# SEE ALSO

domainname(1), group(5), hosts(5), netid(5), passwd(5), Makefile.yp(8)

# AUTHORS

Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>

July 16, 2013 | Debian