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Re: /etc/netgroups format.



In article <[🔎] E14N38U-0000VE-00@mars.foursticks.com.au>,
Paul Schulz  <pschulz@foursticks.com.au> wrote:
>Quick questions regarding /etc/netgroups and nis.
>
>In a previous life (using solaris) it was possible to
>have a netgroup file like..
>
>----8<-----------------------------------------
>hostgroup1 (host1,,) (host2,,)
>hostgroup2 (host3,,) (host4,,)
>
>allhosts @hostgroup1 @hostgroup2
>----8<-----------------------------------------
>
>Is this corrent usder linux?  The man pages don't mention
>being able to group groups.

It is correct, but not a lot (if any) programs actually use
host netgroups.

Mike.



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