/etc/netgroup.db
current netgroup database
netgroup_mkdb8
Generate the netgroup databases
Usage
netgroup_mkdb [-o
database]
[file]
Overview
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.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.
Releases
61 releases since OpenBSD 2.1; the text changed 9 times.