hesinfo - find out what is stored in the Hesiod database
SYNOPSIS
hesinfo [-bl]HesiodNameHesiodNameType
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_Typespasswd,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.conf
SEE ALSO
`Hesiod - Project Athena Technical Plan -- Name Service', named(8), hesiod(3)
AUTHOR
Steve Dyer, IBM/Project Athena
Copyright 1987, 1988, 1996 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.