From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 22 11:32:19 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 030F916A4BF; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:32:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns1.gnf.org (ns1.gnf.org [63.196.132.67]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86D8943FCB; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:32:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gtetlow@gnf.org) Received: from EXCHCLUSTER01.lj.gnf.org (exch02.lj.gnf.org [172.25.10.20]) by ns1.gnf.org (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h7MIWFtF005209; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:32:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gtetlow@gnf.org) Received: from roark.gnf.org ([172.25.24.15]) by EXCHCLUSTER01.lj.gnf.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:32:16 -0700 Received: from roark.gnf.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by roark.gnf.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7MIWGMr010260; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:32:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gtetlow@gnf.org) Received: (from gtetlow@localhost) by roark.gnf.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h7MIWFvq010259; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:32:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gtetlow) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:32:14 -0700 From: Gordon Tetlow To: Tim Kientzle Message-ID: <20030822183214.GD741@roark.gnf.org> References: <3F459D29.2030009@mindspring.com> <20030822054454.GA51245@sunbay.com> <3F462B60.50405@mindspring.com> <20030822155140.GA46768@sunbay.com> <3F465DA5.2040002@acm.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="u3/rZRmxL6MmkK24" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3F465DA5.2040002@acm.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Habeas-SWE-1: winter into spring X-Habeas-SWE-2: brightly anticipated X-Habeas-SWE-3: like Habeas SWE (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-4: Copyright 2002 Habeas (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-5: Sender Warranted Email (SWE) (tm). The sender of this X-Habeas-SWE-6: email in exchange for a license for this Habeas X-Habeas-SWE-7: warrant mark warrants that this is a Habeas Compliant X-Habeas-SWE-8: Message (HCM) and not spam. Please report use of this X-Habeas-SWE-9: mark in spam to . X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Aug 2003 18:32:16.0636 (UTC) FILETIME=[B68D83C0:01C368DB] cc: "Jacques A. Vidrine" cc: Richard Coleman cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: status of nsswitch.conf in current? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 18:32:19 -0000 --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--