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.TH REVNETGROUP 8 "August 2001" "YP Server" "Reference Manual"
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revnetgroup \- generate reverse netgroup data
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\fB@YPBINDIR@/revnetgroup\fR [\fB-u\fR|\fB-h\fR]
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processes the standard input in
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format into what is called
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form. That is, where the original file shows netgroup memberships in
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terms of which members reside in a particular
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group, the reverse netgroup format specifies what groups are associated
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with a particular member. This information is used to generate the
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NIS maps. These reverse netgroup maps are used to help speed up
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netgroup lookups, particularly for the
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command prints its results on the standard output. It is usually called
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when rebuilding the NIS netgroup maps.
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command supports the following options:
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output; only username information in the
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original netgroup file is processed.
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output; only hostname information in the
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original netgroup file is processed.
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Note at least one of the both flags must be specified.
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The Makefile to build the NIS databases
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the default netgroup database file. This file is most often found
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only on the NIS master server
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was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.