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Table 16.2
The /etc/nsswitch.conf Information Keywords (continued)
Information Keyword
Description
ethers
Ethernet addresses of systems
group
Group name and member information
hosts
Hostnames and network (IP Version 4) addresses
ipnodes
Hostnames and network (IP Version 6) addresses
netgroup
Network groups and members defined in the domain
netmasks
Netmasks associated with known networks
networks
Networks and their associated names
passwd
Password information for user accounts
printers
Printers alias database
prof_attr
RBAC profiles database
project
Project information file
protocols
IP protocols used within the domain
publickey
Public keys used for authentication
rpc
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) program numbers for RPC serv-
ices used within the domain
sendmailvars
Variables used by the sendmail(1M) program
services
Names of IP services and their port numbers
Table 16.3 lists the eight information source keywords (the six name servic-
es plus a special keyword for backward-compatible password and group
information along with a special keyword for printers).
Table 16.3
The /etc/nsswitch.conf Source Keywords
Source Keyword
Description
compat
Uses old-style syntax for password and group information
dns
Uses DNS to resolve queries
files
Uses /etc files to resolve queries
ldap
Uses LDAP to resolve queries
nis
Uses NIS to resolve queries
nisplus
Uses NIS+ to resolve queries
users
Valid only for printers
xfn
Valid only for printers
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