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.