On Sat, Jan 09, 1999 at 11:10:22PM +0100, Karl B. Hammar wrote: > > I'd say it is a very interesting and smart proposal. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Karl Hammar Asp Data karl@kalle.csb.ki.se > Lilla Asp 2340 0173 140 57 > S-742 94 sthammar 070 511 97 84 Professionella Linuxlsningar > Sweden > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Russell Coker wrote: > > > If a system contains a nsswitch.conf file similar to the snippet I've included > > below then would it be possible for utilities such as adduser, passwd, and vipw > > to run appropriate makedb commands to keep the database in sync? Or is there > > something wrong with desiring this type of functionality? > > > > > > > > # /etc/nsswitch.conf > > # > > # Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality. > > # Information about this file is available in the `libc6-doc' package. > > > > passwd: db files > > group: db files > > shadow: db files > > > > -- > > I am in London and would like to meet any Linux users here. > > I plan to work in London for 3 - 6 months... > > > > > This has been implemented on grex.cyberspace.org, and it seems to work fine, although slightly faster. -- I have seen the future and it is just like the present, only longer. -- Kehlog Albran, "The Profit"
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