2 Help for users “Netrc” files are a de facto standard. They look like this: The machine is the server (either a DNS name or an IP address). It’s known as :host in auth-source-search queries. The port is the connection port or protocol. It’s known as :port in auth-source-search queries. The user is the user name. It’s known as :user in auth-source-search queries. You can also use login and account