Query netgroup information through python

[Joel Heenan]

Well it doesn't appear that this exists in the standard library or in any
other library, so I ended up writing my own C interface to the underlying
functions.

If you are trying to do the same thing, then you can find the module here:

http://www.planetjoel.com/viewarticle/629/Python+NSS+netgroups+interface

Cheers

Joel

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Joel Heenan <joel.heenan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Python List,
>
> We have a setup where we have implemented NIS Netgroups through LDAP.
> I'm looking to query this information through python. We don't have a
> nis domain or nis server so I don't think the nis module is
> appropriate, what I think I'm looking for is python bindings for nss
> (name switching services). Does such a module exist? grp, pwd, spwd I
> think are all going through NSS but do not handle netgroups.
>
> Thanks
>
> Joel
>
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