Overview#

GetXbyY represents the library functions on that work with the Name Service Switch to query information from various sources which typically include:

• files
• DNS
• NIS
• NIS+
• LDAP

LDAP SearchFilters used in getXbyY calls[1]#

NSS Name	LDAP SearchFilters
bootparamByName	(&(objectClass=bootableDevice)(cn=%s))
etherByHost	(&(objectClass=ieee802Device)(cn=%s))
etherByEther	(&(objectClass=ieee802Device)(macAddress=%s))
groupByName	(&(objectClass=posixGroup)(cn=%s))
groupByGID	(&(objectClass=posixGroup)(gidNumber=%ld))
groupByMember	(&(objectClass=posixGroup)(memberUid=%s))
hostsByName	(&(objectClass=ipHost)(cn=%s))
hostsByAddr	(&(objectClass=ipHost)(ipHostNumber=%s))
keyByUID	(&(objectClass=nisKeyObject)(uidNumber=%s))
keyByHost	(&(objectClass=nisKeyObject)(cn=%s))
netByName	(&(objectClass=ipNetwork)(cn=%s))
netByAddr	(&(objectClass=ipNetwork)(ipNetworkNumber=%s))
nisgroupMember	(membernisnetgroup=%s)
maskByNet	(&(objectClass=ipNetwork)(ipNetworkNumber=%s))
printerByName	(&(objectClass=sunPrinter)(printer-name=%s))
projectByName	(&(objectClass=SolarisProject)(SolarisProjectName=%s))
projectByID	(&(objectClass=SolarisProject)(SolarisProjectID=%ld))
protoByName	(&(objectClass=ipProtocol)(cn=%s))
protoByNumber	(&(objectClass=ipProtocol)(ipProtocolNumber=%d))
passwordByName	(&(objectClass=posixAccount)(uid=%s))
passwordByNumber	(&(objectClass=posixAccount)(uidNumber=%ld))
rpcByName	(&(objectClass=oncRpc)(cn=%s))
rpcByNumber	(&(objectClass=oncRpc)(oncRpcNumber=%d))
serverByName	(&(objectClass=ipService)(cn=%s))
serverByPort	(&(objectClass=ipService)(ipServicePort=%ld))
serverByNameAndProto	(&(objectClass=ipService)(cn=%s)(ipServiceProtocol=%s))
specialByNameserver	(ipServiceProtocol=%s))
ByPortAndProto	(&(objectClass=shadowAccount)(uid=%s))
netgroupByTriple	(&(objectClass=nisNetGroup)(nisnetgrouptriple=(%s,%s,%s)))
netgroupByMember	(&(objectClass=nisNetGroup)(	(membernisnetgroup=%s)
authName	(&(objectClass=SolarisAuthAttr)(cn=%s))
auditUserByName	(&(objectClass=SolarisAuditUser)(uid=%s))
execByName	(&(objectClass=SolarisExecAttr)(cn=%s) (SolarisKernelSecurityPolicy=%s)(SolarisProfileType=%s))
execByPolicy	(&(objectClass=SolarisExecAttr)(SolarisProfileId=%s) (SolarisKernelSecurityPolicy=%s)(SolarisProfileType=%s))
profileByName	(&(objectClass=SolarisProfAttr)(cn=%s))
userByName	(&(objectClass=SolarisUserAttr)(uid=%s))

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Getent
• Name Service Switch
• Name Service Switch Types

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• [#1] - Default Filters Used By Naming Services - based on Information retrieved 2013-08-13