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Date:      Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:43:18 -0500
From:      Richard Coleman <richardcoleman@mindspring.com>
To:        slave-mike <slave-mike@rv1.dynip.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: NSS and PAM (was Re: NSS and PAM, dynamic vs. static)
Message-ID:  <3FC8B086.1060402@mindspring.com>
In-Reply-To: <3FC89564.8030209@rv1.dynip.com>
References:  <20031129011334.GC88553@madman.celabo.org> <3FC89564.8030209@rv1.dynip.com>

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slave-mike wrote:

> why does /bin/sh need NSS support?

1. If you are using pam_ldap, tilde expansion will be broken in /bin/sh 
without nss_ldap support.
2. Tilde expansion is required for POSIX conformance.

It's not the strongest rationale.  But it's something to consider.

Richard Coleman
richardcoleman@mindspring.com




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