Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:20:36 -0500 From: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> To: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: status of nsswitch.conf in current? Message-ID: <20030822182036.GE7608@madman.celabo.org> In-Reply-To: <3F465DA5.2040002@acm.org> References: <3F459D29.2030009@mindspring.com> <20030822054454.GA51245@sunbay.com> <3F462B60.50405@mindspring.com> <20030822155140.GA46768@sunbay.com> <3F465DA5.2040002@acm.org>
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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@celabo.org . jvidrine@verio.net . nectar@freebsd.org . nectar@kth.se
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