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NSSCACHE(1) User Commands NSSCACHE(1)

nsscache - synchronise a local NSS cache with an upstream data source

nsscache [global options] command [command options]

nsscache synchronises a local NSS cache against a remote data source. This approach allows the administrator to separate the network from the NSS lookup codepath, improving speed and reliability of name services.

Global options alter general program behaviour:
-v, --verbose
enable verbose output
-d, --debug
enable debugging output
-c FILE, --config-file=FILE
read configuration from FILE
--version
show program's version number and exit
-h, --help
show this help message and exit

Performs an update of the configured caches from the configured sources.
-f, --full
force a full update from the data source
--force
force the update, overriding any safeguards and checks that would otherwise prevent the update from occurring. e.g. normally empty results from the data source are ignored as bogus -- this option will instruct the program to ignore its intuition and use the empty map
-m MAPS, --map=MAPS
NSS map to operate on, can be supplied multiple times
-h, --help
show help for the update command

Perform verification of the built caches and validation of the system NSS configuration.
-m MAPS, --map=MAPS
NSS map to operate on, can be supplied multiple times
-h, --help
show help for the verify command

Show the last update time of each configured cache, and other metrics, optionally in a machine-readable format.
-m MAPS, --map=MAPS
NSS map to operate on, can be supplied multiple times
-h, --help
show help for the status command

Verify that the configuration is correct, that the source is reachable, then perform a full synchronisation of the cache.
-m MAPS, --map=MAPS
NSS map to operate on, can be supplied multiple times
-h, --help
show help for the repair command

Shows online help for each command.

nsscache.conf(5)
nsswitch.conf(5)

/etc/nsscache.conf
The system-wide configuration file
/etc/nsswitch.conf
The system name service switch configuration file

Written by Jamie Wilkinson (jaq@google.com) and Vasilios Hoffman (vasilios@google.com).
The source code lives at https://github.com/google/nsscache

Copyright © 2007 Google, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
2021-12-22 nsscache 0.44

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