To edit standard and nonstandard map entries using the command line
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When you use nismap to delete a user, group, or host object, only the UNIX attributes of the object are deleted. To delete the object from Active Directory, use the Active Directory administration tools. |
 | To edit standard and nonstandard map entries by using the command line |
At a command prompt, do one of the following.
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To add a user to a passwd map, type:
nismap add –e passwdEntry –a nisDomain passwd
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To modify a user in a passwd map, type:
nismap mod –e passwdEntry –k username–a nisDomain passwd
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To delete a user from a passwd map, type:
nismap del –k username –a nisDomain passwd
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To add a group to a group map, type:
nismap add –e groupEntry –a nisDomain group
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To modify a user from group map, type:
nismap mod –e groupEntry –k groupName –a nisDomain group
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To delete a user from group map, type:
nismap del –k groupName –a nisDomain group
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To add a user to a passwd map, type:
The following table describes arguments that are used with the nismap command to modify map entries. To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type nismap /?.
| Argument | Description |
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passwdEntry |
An entry from the passwd map. |
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nisDomain |
The Network Information Service (NIS) domain. |
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username |
The name of the user. |
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groupEntry |
An entry from the group map. |
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groupName |
The name of the group to which the user belongs. |