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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:

enable verbose output
enable debugging output
read configuration from FILE
show program's version number and exit
show this help message and exit

Performs an update of the configured caches from the configured sources.

force a full update from the data source
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
NSS map to operate on, can be supplied multiple times
show help for the update command

Perform verification of the built caches and validation of the system NSS configuration.

NSS map to operate on, can be supplied multiple times
show help for the verify command

Show the last update time of each configured cache, and other metrics, optionally in a machine-readable format.

NSS map to operate on, can be supplied multiple times
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.

NSS map to operate on, can be supplied multiple times
show help for the repair command

Shows online help for each command.

/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).

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.

2023-06-03 nsscache 0.49