Name
niutil
Synopsis
niutilcommand
[-Ttimeout
] [(-p|-Ppassword
)] [-uuser
] [-R] [-t]arguments
Uses niutil
to modify entries in the NetInfo
database. You can manipulate directories and properties with
niutil
.
Options
-
-T
timeout
Specify a timeout in seconds.
-
-p
Prompt for a password. You can use this instead of prefixing the command with
sudo
.-
-P
password
Use the specified password.
-
-u
user
Use the specified user’s identity when running the command. You’ll be prompted for a password.
-
-R
Retry the operation if the NetInfo server is busy.
-
-t
Treat the domain as a tagged domain, which includes a machine name and a tagged NetInfo database.
Commands and arguments
-
niutil -create
options domain path
Create a NetInfo directory specified by
path
. For example, the first step in creating a user is to create their directory withniutil -create . /users/username
.-
niutil -destroy
options domain path
Destroy the specified path and all its contents.
-
niutil -createprop
options domain path propkey
[val...
] Create a property (specified by
propkey
) under the NetInfo directory specified bypath
. You can create a list by specifying multiple values.-
niutil -appendprop
options domain path propkey val...
Append a value to an existing property. The property is created if it doesn’t already exist.
-
niutil -mergeprop
options domain path propkey val...
This is like
-appendprop
, but if the value already exists, it is not added.-
niutil -insertval
options domain path propkey val index
This is like
-appendprop
, but ...
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