Name
nicl
Synopsis
nicl [options
]datasource
[command
]
Modifies entries in the NetInfo database. You can manipulate directories and properties with nicl. The datasource
may be the path to a NetInfo directory (such as /_) or the filesystem path of a NetInfo database (you must use the -raw option for this). Use -raw to work directly with the NetInfo database, such as /var/db/netinfo/local.nidb. This is useful in cases when the NetInfo daemon is down (such as when you boot into single-user mode).
Options
- -c
Create a new data source.
- -p
Prompt for a password. You can use this instead of prefixing the command with sudo.
-
-P
password
Use the specified password.
- -q
Be quiet.
- -raw
Indicates that the
datasource
is a filesystem path to a NetInfo database.- -ro
Open
datasource
as read-only.- -t
Treat the domain as a tagged domain, which includes a machine name and a tagged NetInfo database.
-
-u
user
Use the specified user’s identity when running the command. You’ll be prompted for a password.
- -v
Be verbose.
- -x500
Use X.500 names (see the nicl manpage for more details).
Commands
-
-append
path key val ...
Append a value to an existing property. The property is created if it doesn’t already exist.
-
-copy
path newparent
Copy the specified
path
to a new parent path.-
-create
path
[key
[val ...
]] Create a NetInfo directory specified by
path
.-
-delete
path
[key
[val ...
] ] Destroy the specified path and all its contents. If you specify a key and/or value, only the specified key is deleted.
- -domainname
Print ...
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