Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:32:14 -0700 From: Gordon Tetlow <gordont@gnf.org> To: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: status of nsswitch.conf in current? Message-ID: <20030822183214.GD741@roark.gnf.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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--u3/rZRmxL6MmkK24 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 11:15:01AM -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote: > Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > >On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 10:40:32AM -0400, Richard Coleman wrote: > > > >>I saw that. I guess my question is whether a default nsswitch.conf fil= e=20 > >>will be checked into /etc and /usr/share/examples/etc, or whether it=20 > >>will be left empty? I would expect that if this capability was working= ,=20 > >>that a default nsswitch.conf would be checked into /etc. > >> > > > >Adding /etc/nsswitch.conf with the default settings would just slow the > >things down. For the same reason, we don't provide /etc/resolv.conf by > >default. Adding src/share/examples/etc/nsswitch.conf and installing it > >in /usr/share/examples/etc/ is a good idea. >=20 > On the other hand, having >=20 > /etc/nsswitch.conf.example >=20 > 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.. e) clutter /etc with a file that serves no purpose other than illustration. It should either go in as /etc/nsswitch.conf or into /usr/share/examples/etc. -gordon --u3/rZRmxL6MmkK24 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/RmGuRu2t9DV9ZfsRArHAAJ0TaCjYyg7jxy6OM8BgU4LdbJmE4ACg0vv6 JNRSewLpOuonxtMtg3MgCNY= =E7Le -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --u3/rZRmxL6MmkK24--
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