NAME
netgroup_mkdb
- generate the netgroup database
SYNOPSIS
netgroup_mkdb
[-o database]
[file]
DESCRIPTION
netgroup_mkdb
creates a
db(3)
database for the specified file.
If no file is specified, then
/etc/netgroup
is used.
This database is installed into
/var/db/netgroup.db
.
The file must be in the correct format (see
netgroup(5)).
The options are as follows:
- -o database
-
Put the output databases in the named file.
The databases are used by the C library netgroup routines (see
getnetgrent(3)).
netgroup_mkdb
exits zero on success, non-zero on failure.
FILES
/var/db/netgroup.db
-
The current netgroup database
/var/db/netgroup.db.tmp
-
A temporary file
/etc/netgroup
-
The current netgroup file
SEE ALSO
db(3),
getnetgrent(3),
netgroup(5)
BUGS
Because
netgroup_mkdb
guarantees not to install a partial destination file it must
build a temporary file in the same file system and if successful use
rename(2)
to install over the destination file.
If
netgroup_mkdb
fails it will leave the previous version of the destination file intact.