NetInfo Utilities
This chapter demonstrates four NetInfo utilities: nicl, nireport, nidump, and niload. Table 3-1 describes these and other NetInfo utilities.
Tool |
Description |
nicl |
Provides a command-line interface to NetInfo. |
nidump |
Extracts flat file format data (such as /etc/passwd) from NetInfo. |
nifind |
Finds a NetInfo directory. |
nigrep |
Performs a regular expression search on NetInfo. |
niload |
Loads flat file format data (such as /etc/passwd) into NetInfo. |
nireport |
Prints tables from NetInfo. |
The nidump
and
nireport
utilities display the contents of the
NetInfo database.
niload
loads the contents of
flat
files—such as /etc/passwd or
/etc/hosts—into NetInfo.
niutil
directly manipulates the NetInfo
database; it’s the command-line equivalent of
NetInfo Manager. To modify the NetInfo database, use
sudo
with these commands or first log in
as the root user. NetInfo commands that can be
performed as a normal user are shown with the
%
prompt. If you need superuser
privileges, the #
prompt is shown.
(Because the user can modify the shell prompt, be careful using this
as a visual cue on a real system.)
Unlike other ni* utilities, nicl acts directly on the database files. Consequently, you can use nicl to modify the local directory even when Directory Services is not running (such as when you boot into single-user mode).
Warning
When you use niload, nicl, or niutil, you are making potentially dangerous changes to your system. ...
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