Examples
Fetch list of user accounts on a Unix system (stored in a database called 'passwd'). This will show all user accounts, regardless of the type of name service used. For example, if both local and LDAP name service are used for user accounts, the results will include all local and LDAP users:
getent passwd
Fetch details for a particular user called joe:
getent passwd joe
Fetch list of group accounts on a Unix system (stored in a database called 'group'):
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