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39 network credential file
48 The format is rather simple.
49 Each row consists of two items: a key and a value.
52 there are three types of records.
54 The first type is information about which GIDs a UID has:
57 .Li unix . Ao Ar uid Ac @ Aq Ar yp-domain
60 .Ao Ar uid Ac : Ao Ar gid Ac , Aq Ar gid
63 The second type contains information about hosts:
66 .Li unix . Ao Ar hostname Ac @ Aq Ar yp-domain
69 .Li 0 : Aq Ar hostname
72 The third type refers to records from a
74 file other than the two types above.
76 A configuration file might look like the following:
78 unix.10714@kaka 10714:400,10
79 unix.jodie@kaka 0:jodie
82 .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /etc/netid" -compact
84 for lines not generated automatically by
91 .An Mats O Jansson Aq moj@stacken.kth.se