HP-UX Internet Services Administrator's Guide (August 2003)

Installing and Configuring Internet Services
Configuring the Internet Services Software
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The lookup_type can be hosts, passwd, or group. The lookup_query
can be a host name or an IP address, a user name or user ID, or a group
name or group ID.
The following example uses nsquery to perform a lookup of the host
name brock:
# /usr/contrib/bin/nsquery hosts brock
Using “nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files” for the hosts policy.
Searching nisplus for brock
brock 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.
Configuring an Internet Address
This section describes how to configure your host to find other hosts on
the network, by host name or IP address. It discusses the following
topics:
• “Choosing a Name Service” on page 30