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.Dd 29 September 2004
.Dt CREATE_NIDB 8
.Os Darwin
.Sh NAME
.Nm create_nidb
.Nd creates a NetInfo database from flat files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Ar tag Op Ar masterhostname Op Ar root
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
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
.Ar root
argument.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width -indent 
.It Ar tag
NetInfo database tag. (Default: local)
.It Ar masterhostname
NetInfo master hostname. Defaults to 'localhost' for tag 'local'. For other tags, the default is the system hostname.
.It Ar root
Location of your root filesystem. (Default: /)
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO 
.Xr nicl 1 ,
.Xr group 5 ,
.Xr hosts 5 ,
.Xr networks 5 ,
.Xr passwd 5