NetInfo Manager
The local directory is organized
hierarchically, starting from the root
, which,
like a filesystem’s root
, is
called /
. However, this is not meant to suggest
that there is a corresponding directory or file for each entry.
Instead, the data is stored in a collection of files under
/var/db/netinfo
.
You can browse or modify the
local directory using NetInfo
Manager, which is located in
/Applications/Utilities
. Figure 11-4 shows NetInfo Manager displaying the
properties of the mysql
user.
Figure 11-4. Browsing the local directory
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