CREATE_NIDB(8)

NAME
create_nidb - creates a NetInfo database from flat files

SYNOPSIS
create_nidb [tag [masterhostname [root]]]

DESCRIPTION
create_nidb creates a NetInfo database from flat files. By default, it will read from from /etc and write to /var/db/netinfo/<tag>.nidb. This location is adjustable with the root argument.

OPTIONS

tag NetInfo database tag. (Default: local)

masterhostname
    NetInfo master hostname. Defaults to 'localhost' for tag 'local'. For other tags, the default is the system hostname.

root
    Location of your root filesystem. (Default: /)

SEE ALSO
nicl(1), group(5), hosts(5), networks(5), passwd(5)