NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring and Administering NIS+
Administering NIS+
Chapter 5238
To List the Contents of an NIS+ Table
• Issue the following command from an NIS+ client host:
niscat tablename
For example, to list the contents of the passwd table in the domain
Wiz.Com., you would issue the following command:
niscat passwd.org_dir.Wiz.Com.
If the table is in the default domain, you do not have to include the
domain name, but you do have to include org_dir.
If you do not have read permission for the table, no entries will be
displayed. If you have read permission only for certain entries, only those
entries will be displayed. If you have read permission only for certain
columns, any columns for which you do not have read permission will be
displayed as *NP*.
You can use SAM (System Administration Manager) to view or modify
the contents of NIS+ tables. To run SAM type sam at the HP-UX prompt.
For more information, type man 1M sam.
For more information, see the following man pages: niscat(1) and
sam(1M).