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diff --git a/nss/nsswitch.conf b/nss/nsswitch.conf index 39ca88bf51..f553588114 100644 --- a/nss/nsswitch.conf +++ b/nss/nsswitch.conf @@ -1,20 +1,69 @@ +# # /etc/nsswitch.conf # -# Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality. +# An example Name Service Switch config file. This file should be +# sorted with the most-used services at the beginning. # +# Valid databases are: aliases, ethers, group, gshadow, hosts, +# initgroups, netgroup, networks, passwd, protocols, publickey, +# rpc, services, and shadow. +# +# Valid service provider entries include (in alphabetical order): +# +# compat Use /etc files plus *_compat pseudo-db +# db Use the pre-processed /var/db files +# dns Use DNS (Domain Name Service) +# files Use the local files in /etc +# hesiod Use Hesiod (DNS) for user lookups +# nis Use NIS (NIS version 2), also called YP +# nisplus Use NIS+ (NIS version 3) +# +# See `info libc 'NSS Basics'` for more information. +# +# Commonly used alternative service providers (may need installation): +# +# ldap Use LDAP directory server +# myhostname Use systemd host names +# mymachines Use systemd machine names +# mdns*, mdns*_minimal Use Avahi mDNS/DNS-SD +# resolve Use systemd resolved resolver +# sss Use System Security Services Daemon (sssd) +# systemd Use systemd for dynamic user option +# winbind Use Samba winbind support +# wins Use Samba wins support +# wrapper Use wrapper module for testing +# +# Notes: +# +# 'sssd' performs its own 'files'-based caching, so it should generally +# come before 'files'. +# +# WARNING: Running nscd with a secondary caching service like sssd may +# lead to unexpected behaviour, especially with how long +# entries are cached. +# +# Installation instructions: +# +# To use 'db', install the appropriate package(s) (provide 'makedb' and +# libnss_db.so.*), and place the 'db' in front of 'files' for entries +# you want to be looked up first in the databases, like this: +# +# passwd: db files +# shadow: db files +# group: db files -passwd: db files -group: db files -initgroups: db [SUCCESS=continue] files -shadow: db files -gshadow: files - -hosts: files dns -networks: files dns - -protocols: db files -services: db files -ethers: db files -rpc: db files - -netgroup: db files +# In alphabetical order. Re-order as required to optimize peformance. +aliases: files +ethers: files +group: files +gshadow: files +hosts: files dns +initgroups: files +netgroup: files +networks: files dns +passwd: files +protocols: files +publickey: files +rpc: files +shadow: files +services: files |