NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring the Name Service Switch
Troubleshooting the Name Service Switch
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Troubleshooting the Name Service Switch
• Issue the nsquery command to perform a hosts, passwd, or group
lookup, as follows:
/usr/contrib/bin/nsquery lookup_type lookup_query
The lookup_type may be hosts, passwd, or group.
The lookup_query may be a host name or IP address, a user name or
user ID, or a group name or group ID.
The nsquery command displays the Name Service Switch configuration
that is currently in use. Then, it displays the results of the query. The
following example uses nsquery to perform a lookup of the host name
romney:
# /usr/contrib/bin/nsquery hosts romney
Using “nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files” for the hosts policy.
Searching nisplus for romney
romney was NOTFOUND
Switch configuration: Terminates Search
As an optional third argument to nsquery, you can supply a Name
Service Switch configuration in double quotes, as in the following
example:
# /usr/contrib/bin/nsquery passwd 30 “files nis”
Using “files nis” for the passwd policy.
Searching /etc/passwd for 30
User name: www
User Id: 30
Group Id: 1
Gecos:
Home Directory: /
Shell:
Switch configuration: Terminates Search
For more information, type man 1 nsquery at the HP-UX prompt.