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diff --git a/manual/nss.texi b/manual/nss.texi index 164ae33246..821469a78a 100644 --- a/manual/nss.texi +++ b/manual/nss.texi @@ -56,13 +56,17 @@ functions to access the databases. @noindent The databases available in the NSS are +@cindex aliases @cindex ethers @cindex group +@cindex gshadow @cindex hosts +@cindex initgroups @cindex netgroup @cindex networks -@cindex protocols @cindex passwd +@cindex protocols +@cindex publickey @cindex rpc @cindex services @cindex shadow @@ -75,16 +79,22 @@ Ethernet numbers, @comment @pxref{Ethernet Numbers}. @item group Groups of users, @pxref{Group Database}. +@item gshadow +Group passphrase hashes and related information. @item hosts Host names and numbers, @pxref{Host Names}. +@item initgroups +Supplementary group access list. @item netgroup Network wide list of host and users, @pxref{Netgroup Database}. @item networks Network names and numbers, @pxref{Networks Database}. -@item protocols -Network protocols, @pxref{Protocols Database}. @item passwd User identities, @pxref{User Database}. +@item protocols +Network protocols, @pxref{Protocols Database}. +@item publickey +Public keys for Secure RPC. @item rpc Remote procedure call names and numbers. @comment @pxref{RPC Database}. @@ -96,8 +106,8 @@ User passphrase hashes and related information. @end table @noindent -There will be some more added later (@code{automount}, @code{bootparams}, -@code{netmasks}, and @code{publickey}). +@c We currently don't implement automount, netmasks, or bootparams. +More databases may be added later. @node NSS Configuration File, NSS Module Internals, NSS Basics, Name Service Switch @section The NSS Configuration File @@ -159,6 +169,10 @@ these files since they should be placed in a directory where they are found automatically. Only the names of all available services are important. +Lastly, some system software may make use of the NSS configuration file +to store their own configuration for similar purposes. Examples of this +include the @code{automount} service which is used by @code{autofs}. + @node Actions in the NSS configuration, Notes on NSS Configuration File, Services in the NSS configuration, NSS Configuration File @subsection Actions in the NSS configuration |