nisshowcache Command

Purpose

Prints out the contents of the shared cache file.

Syntax

/usr/lib/nis/nisshowcache-v ]

Description

The nisshowcache command prints out the contents of the per-server NIS+ directory cache shared by all processes accessing NIS+ on the server. By default, nisshowcache only prints out the directory names in the cache along with the cache header. The shared cache is maintained by the nis_cachemgr command.

Flags

Item Description
-v Sets the nisshowcache command in verbose mode. With the -v flag, nisshowcache prints out the contents of each directory object, including information on the server name and its universa addresses.

Files

/var/nis/NIS_SHARED_DIRCACHE contains the nisshowcache command.