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NETID(5) File Formats and Configurations NETID(5)

NAME

netid - netname database

SYNOPSIS

/etc/netid

DESCRIPTION

The netid file is a local source of information on mappings between
netnames (see secure_rpc(3NSL)) and user ids or hostnames in the
local domain. The netid file can be used in conjunction with, or
instead of, a network nameservice. The publickey entry in the
nsswitch.conf (see nsswitch.conf(5)) file determines which of these
sources will be queried by the system to translate netnames to local
user ids or hostnames.

Each entry in the netid file is a single line of the form:

netname uid:gid, gid, gid...

or

netname 0:hostname

The first entry associates a local user id with a netname. The second
entry associates a hostname with a netname.

The netid file field descriptions are as follows:

netname
The operating system independent network name for the
user or host. netname has one of two formats. The format
used to specify a host is of the form:

unix.hostname@domain

where hostname is the name of the host and domain is the
network domain name.

The format used to specify a user id is of the form:

unix.uid@domain

where uid is the numerical id of the user and domain is
the network domain name.

uid
The numerical id of the user (see passwd(5)). When
specifying a host name, uid is always zero.

group
The numerical id of the group the user belongs to (see
group(5)). Several groups, separated by commas, may be
listed for a single uid.

hostname
The local hostname (see hosts(5)).

Blank lines are ignored. Any part of a line to the right of a `#'
symbol is treated as a comment.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: A sample netid file.

Here is a sample netid file:

unix.789@West.Example.COM 789:30,65
unix.123@Bldg_xy.Example.COM 123:20,1521
unix.candlestick@campus1.example.NET 0:candlestick

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