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:
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-l
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Selects long format.
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-b
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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(3) database.
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<username>
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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.
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<uid>
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the id number assigned to a user.
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<groupid>
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the id number assigned to a group.
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<groupname>
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a name identifying a unique group.
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<file-system-name>
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the name of an athena file system.
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<rvd server>:<pack>
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the name of an rvd's server and pack separated by a colon.
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<nfs server>:<partition>
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the name of an nfs server and its partition separated by a colon.
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<workstation-name>
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the machine name of an Athena workstation (e.g. E40-343-3).
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<service-name>
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name of an Athena service (e.g. Zephyr).
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<service-type>
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name of Unix service (valid entries are defined in /etc/services).
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<printer-name>
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name of a printer.
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<printer-cluster-name>
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name of an Athena print cluster.
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<foo>
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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.
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passwd
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returns string suitable for inclusion in /etc/passwd, searching with <username>.
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pobox
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returns information on the pobox assigned to the user specified by HesiodName, searching with <username>.
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uid
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returns string suitable for inclusion in /etc/passwd, searching with <uid>.
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gid
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returns string suitable for inclusion in /etc/group, searching with <groupid>.
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group
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returns string suitable for inclusion in /etc/group, searching with <groupname>.
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grplist
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returns subgroups included in superset defined by <groupname>.
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filsys
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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>.
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cluster
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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.
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sloc
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returns network name of service host for <service-name>.
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service
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returns Internet protocol type and protocol service port for <service-type>.
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pcap
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returns a valid entry for /etc/printcap for <printer-name>.
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prcluserlist
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returns a list of print clusters.
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prcluster
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returns a list of printers in a cluster specified by <printer-cluster-name>.