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hesinfo(1) |
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hesinfo − find out what is stored in the Hesiod database
hesinfo [-bl] HesiodName HesiodNameType
hesinfo takes two arguments, a name to be resolved and a string, known as a HesiodNameType. It then prints the information returned by the Hesiod nameserver.
The value returned by hesinfo is of the type HesiodNameType.
hesinfo understands the following options:
-l |
Selects long format. | ||
-b |
Prints the fully-qualified string passed to the nameserver. |
VALID
Hesiod_Names
The following types of identifiers may be used in the
HesiodName argument to hesinfo. These values
will be resolved by accessing the hesiod database.
<username>
the 8-character-or-less string used to identify users or classes (e.g. joeuser, root, 1.00, etc). Used with the Hesiod_Name_Types passwd, pobox, and filsys.
<uid> |
the id number assigned to a user. |
<groupid>
the id number assigned to a group.
<groupname>
a name identifying a unique group.
<file-system-name>
the name of an athena file system.
<rvd server>:<pack>
the name of an rvd’s server and pack seperated by a colon.
<nfs server>:<partition>
the name of an nfs server and its partition seperated by a colon.
<workstation-name>
the machine name of an Athena workstation (e.g. E40-343-3).
<service-name>
name of an Athena service (e.g. Zephyr).
<service-type>
name of Unix service (valid entries are defined in /etc/services).
<printer-name>
name of a printer.
<printer-cluster-name>
name of an Athena print cluster.
<foo> |
some hesinfo calls (e.g. prclusterlist ) do not require a specific HesiodName argument. However, you must include a dummy string (e.g. ’foo’) for hesinfo |
to work properly.
VALID
Hesiod_Name_Types
The following symbols are valid substitutions for the
HesiodNameType argument to hesinfo.
passwd
returns string suitable for inclusion in /etc/passwd, searching with <username>.
pobox |
returns information on the pobox assigned to the user specified by HesiodName, searching with <username>. | ||
uid |
returns string suitable for inclusion in /etc/passwd, searching with <uid>. | ||
gid |
returns string suitable for inclusion in /etc/group, searching with <groupid>. | ||
group |
returns string suitable for inclusion in /etc/group, searching with <groupname>. |
grplist
returns subgroups included in superset defined by <groupname>.
filsys
returns file system type, export point, server, mount mode, and import point for the following valid HesiodNames (see above) - <file system name>, <username>, <rvd server>:<pack>, and <nfs server>:<partition>
cluster
returns information about the local cluster the workstation, specified by <workstation name>. Included is information about the local file and print servers. This information is accesses by clusterinfo at boot time.
sloc |
returns network name of service host for <service-name>. |
service
returns Internet protocol type and protocol service port for <service-type>.
pcap |
returns a valid entry for /etc/printcap for <printer-name>. |
prcluserlist
returns a list of print clusters.
prcluster
returns a list of printers in a cluster specified by <printer-cluster-name>.
/etc/athena/hesiod.conf
’Hesiod - Project Athena Technical Plan -- Name Service’, named(8), hesiod(3)
Steve Dyer,
IBM/Project Athena
Copyright 1987, 1988, 1996 by the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
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