Re: NIS and /etc/passwd

To: tech-userlevel%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: NIS and /etc/passwd
From: David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost>
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:48:23 +0000

On Sat, Nov 09, 2013 at 10:08:06PM +0100, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
 > is anyone still using the "compat" nsswitch.conf method for passwd?

Yes.

 > If yes, what would be needed to move the functionality completely into a
 > separate file, so that +/-/@ (anything else?) can be dropped from the
 > normal passwd routines?

I don't think that's a good idea. What about it is annoying you?

-- 
David A. Holland
dholland%netbsd.org@localhost

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