Re: status of nsswitch.conf in current?

From: Jacques A. Vidrine <nectar_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:20:36 -0500
On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 11:15:01AM -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote:
> On the other hand, having
> 
> /etc/nsswitch.conf.example
> 
> would
>   a) Advertise the existence of nsswitch capabilities in
>      an obvious place where people new to FreeBSD would
>      see it.
>   b) Document the defaults.
>   c) Not slow anything down.
>   d) Serve as an example and template for people just
>      getting started..

There is no `default nsswitch.conf' mostly because it would have to be
kept in sync with the *actual* defaults as implemented in libc.

The nsswitch.conf(5) man page fulfills (a)-(d).  That _is_ what
documentation is for, after all.

Cheers,
-- 
Jacques Vidrine   . NTT/Verio SME      . FreeBSD UNIX       . Heimdal
nectar_at_celabo.org . jvidrine_at_verio.net . nectar_at_freebsd.org . nectar_at_kth.se
Received on Fri Aug 22 2003 - 09:20:38 UTC

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