NETGROUP_MKDB(8) - System Manager’s Manual #
NETGROUP_MKDB(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME #
netgroup_mkdb - generate the netgroup databases
SYNOPSIS #
netgroup_mkdb [-o database] [file]
DESCRIPTION #
netgroup_mkdb creates Berkeley databases for the specified file. If no file is specified, /etc/netgroup is used. These databases are then installed into /etc/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)).
FILES #
/etc/netgroup.db
current netgroup database
/etc/netgroup.db.tmp
a temporary file
/etc/netgroup
current netgroup file
EXIT STATUS #
The netgroup_mkdb utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO #
dbopen(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.
OpenBSD 7.5 - January 4, 2023