NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       nsscache [global options] command [command options]

DESCRIPTION

       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.

OPTIONS

       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

COMMANDS

   update
       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

   verify
       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

   status
       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

   repair
       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

   help
       Shows online help for each command.

SEE ALSO

       nsscache.conf(5)

       nsswitch.conf(5)

FILES

       /etc/nsscache.conf
              The system-wide configuration file

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

AUTHOR

       Written by Jamie Wilkinson (jaq@google.com) and Vasilios Hoffman (vasilios@google.com).

COPYRIGHT

       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.