1.\" $NetBSD: netgroup_mkdb.8,v 1.9 2009/10/21 01:07:47 snj Exp $ 2.\" 3.\" Copyright (c) 1994 Christos Zoulas 4.\" All rights reserved. 5.\" 6.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 7.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 8.\" are met: 9.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 10.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 11.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 12.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the 13.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 14.\" 15.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR 16.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES 17.\" OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 18.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, 19.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT 20.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, 21.\" DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY 22.\" THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT 23.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 24.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 25.\" 26.Dd May 20, 2007 27.Dt NETGROUP_MKDB 8 28.Os 29.Sh NAME 30.Nm netgroup_mkdb 31.Nd generate the netgroup database 32.Sh SYNOPSIS 33.Nm 34.Op Fl o Ar database 35.Op file 36.Sh DESCRIPTION 37.Nm 38creates a 39.Xr db 3 40database for the specified file. 41If no file is specified, then 42.Pa /etc/netgroup 43is used. 44This database is installed into 45.Pa /var/db/netgroup.db . 46The file must be in the correct format (see 47.Xr netgroup 5 ) . 48.Pp 49The options are as follows: 50.Bl -tag -width indent 51.It Fl o Ar database 52Put the output databases in the named file. 53.El 54.Pp 55The databases are used by the C library netgroup routines (see 56.Xr getnetgrent 3 ) . 57.Pp 58.Nm 59exits zero on success, non-zero on failure. 60.Sh FILES 61.Bl -tag -width 24n -compact 62.It Pa /var/db/netgroup.db 63The current netgroup database 64.It Pa /var/db/netgroup.db.tmp 65A temporary file 66.It Pa /etc/netgroup 67The current netgroup file 68.El 69.Sh SEE ALSO 70.Xr db 3 , 71.Xr getnetgrent 3 , 72.Xr netgroup 5 73.Sh BUGS 74Because 75.Nm 76guarantees not to install a partial destination file it must 77build a temporary file in the same file system and if successful use 78.Xr rename 2 79to install over the destination file. 80.Pp 81If 82.Nm 83fails it will leave the previous version of the destination file intact. 84