Roland Mainz wrote: > >>Exclusively from a shell script, no C? >> >> > >Yes... > > > >>Can't you analyse the files in /etc directly then? >> >> > >No, because in the case that the matching entries in /etc/nsswitch.conf >contain more than "files" you need nameservice-specific calls, one for > >
I finally get your question. >YP, one for NIS, > I thought YP (yellow pages) and NIS were the same (or that NIS was derived from YP) ? > one for NIS+, one for LDAP etc. - and you would have to > > ok ok, clear now. >care about the lookup order and fallback behaviour if a nameservice is >down etc. etc. ... > > yes, I begin to remember my exam prep 2 years ago ... (Network and Security Exams) >... that's why I was thinking to extend /usr/bin/getent > I just reread the man page. >to include these >items if they are not available via other ways. > > > >>Which other tools can be expected to be present >> >> > >Just the shell... > > Weren't there commands (specific for each NS) returning those values? > > >>Under which user or role will the script run (root) ? >> >> > >It should work with any user... > > "Normal" users with limited privileges may naturally have no - or limited - access. Didn't you find any help in the man pages for NIS, NIS+ and LDAP? -Martin _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
