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Dd May 20, 2007
Dt NETGROUP_MKDB 8
Os
Sh NAME
Nm netgroup_mkdb
Nd generate the netgroup database
Sh SYNOPSIS
Nm
Op Fl o Ar database
Op file
Sh DESCRIPTION
Nm
creates a
Xr db 3
database for the specified file.
If no file is specified, then
Pa /etc/netgroup
is used.
This database is installed into
Pa /var/db/netgroup.db .
The file must be in the correct format (see
Xr netgroup 5 ) .
Pp
The options are as follows:
Bl -tag -width indent
It Fl o Ar database
Put the output databases in the named file.
El
Pp
The databases are used by the C library netgroup routines (see
Xr getnetgrent 3 ) .
Pp
Nm
exits zero on success, non-zero on failure.
Sh FILES
Bl -tag -width 24n -compact
It Pa /var/db/netgroup.db
The current netgroup database
It Pa /var/db/netgroup.db.tmp
A temporary file
It Pa /etc/netgroup
The current netgroup file
El
Sh SEE ALSO
Xr db 3 ,
Xr getnetgrent 3 ,
Xr netgroup 5
Sh BUGS
Because
Nm
guarantees not to install a partial destination file it must
build a temporary file in the same file system and if successful use
Xr rename 2
to install over the destination file.
Pp
If
Nm
fails it will leave the previous version of the destination file intact.
