Mac OS X in a Nutshell

Name

nireport

Synopsis

nireport [-T timeout] [-t] domain 
                     directory [property ...]

Lists all NetInfo groups.

Options

-T timeout

Specifies a timeout in seconds.

-t

Treats the domain as a tagged domain, which includes a machine name and a tagged NetInfo database.

domain

Specifies a NetInfo domain.

directory

Denotes a path to a NetInfo directory.

property ...

Specifies one or more NetInfo properties. For example, each user listed in the /users directory has name, passwd, uid, and gid properties (as well as a few other properties). Every directory has a name property that corresponds to the directory name. For example, the /machines directory’s name property is machines.

You can use nireport to list any portion of the NetInfo directory. For example, to list the top-level directory, specify the local domain, the / directory, and the name property, as in nireport . / name.