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hesinfo: find out what is stored in the Hesiod database
NAME
hesinfo - find out what is stored in the Hesiod databaseSYNOPSIS
hesinfo [-bl] HesiodName HesiodNameType
DESCRIPTION
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>.
FILES
/etc/athena/hesiod.confAUTHOR
Steve Dyer, IBM/Project AthenaCopyright 1987, 1988, 1996 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.