HP-UX Reference (11i v1 00/12) - 4 File Formats (vol 8)

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nsswitch.conf(4) nsswitch.conf(4)
For applications linked with libc.1 and other applications to have the same behavior, a <criterion> must be
specified between <source>.
For libc.1 behavior:
hosts: dns [NOTFOUND=return TRYAGAIN=return] files
For the default system behavior:
hosts: dns [NOTFOUND=continue TRYAGAIN=continue] files
AUTHOR
nsswitch.conf was developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
FILES
A source named SSS is implemented by a shared object named nss_SSS.1 that resides in /usr/lib.
/etc/nsswitch.conf configuration file
/usr/lib/nss_compat.1 implements "compat" source
/usr/lib/nss_dns.1 implements "dns" source
/usr/lib/nss_files.1
implements "files" source
/usr/lib/nss_nis.1
implements "nis" source
/usr/lib/nss_nisplus.1
implements "nisplus" source
/etc/netconfig configuration file for
netdir() functions that redirects
hosts/services policy to the switch
/etc/nsswitch.files
sample configuration file that uses "files" only
/etc/nsswitch.nis sample configuration file that uses "files" and "nis"
/etc/nsswitch.nisplus
sample configuration file that uses "files" and "nisplus"
SEE ALSO
nis+(1), automount(1M), rpc.nisd(1M), sendmail(1M), getgrent(3C), getpwent(3C), gethostent(3N),
getnetent(3N), getnetgrent(3C), getprotoent(3N), getpublickey(3N), getrpcent(3C), getservent(3N),
netdir(3N), secure_rpc(3N), netconfig(4), resolver(4), ypfiles(4).
Section 4−−194 − 4 − HP-UX Release 11i: December 2000
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