fix spelos and tyops. document networks and group defaults
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.\" $NetBSD: nsswitch.conf.5,v 1.8 1999/01/19 08:28:03 lukem Exp $
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.\" $NetBSD: nsswitch.conf.5,v 1.9 1999/01/20 03:03:25 lukem Exp $
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.\"
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
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.\" TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
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.\" USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.Dd January 16, 1998
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.Dd January 20, 1998
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.Dt NSSWITCH.CONF 5
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.Dt NSSWITCH.CONF 5
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.Os NetBSD
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.Os NetBSD
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.Sh NAME
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.Sh NAME
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containing information regarding hosts, users (passwords), groups,
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containing information regarding hosts, users (passwords), groups,
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netgroups, etc.
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netgroups, etc.
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Each database comes from a source (such as local files, DNS, and
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Each database comes from a source (such as local files, DNS, and
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.Tn NIS ),
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.Tn NIS ) ,
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and the order to look up the sources is specified in
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and the order to look up the sources is specified in
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.Nm nsswitch.conf .
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.Nm nsswitch.conf .
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.Pp
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.Pp
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.Pa /etc/passwd .
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.Pa /etc/passwd .
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.It dns Internet Domain Name System.
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.It dns Internet Domain Name System.
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.Dq hosts
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.Dq hosts
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uses
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and
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.Sq networks
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use
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.Sy IN
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.Sy IN
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class entries, all other databases use
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class entries, all other databases use
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.Sy HS
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.Sy HS
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class (Hesiod) entries.
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class (Hesiod) entries.
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.It nis NIS (formally YP)
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.It nis NIS (formerly YP)
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.It compat support
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.It compat support
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.Sq +/-
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.Sq +/-
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in the
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in the
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.It group
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.It group
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.Xr getpwent 3
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.Xr getpwent 3
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.It hosts
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.It hosts
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.Xr gethostbyname 3 ,
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.Xr gethostbyname 3
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.Xr gethostbyaddr 3
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.It netgroup
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.It netgroup
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.Xr getnetgrent 3
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.Xr getnetgrent 3
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.It networks
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.Xr getnetbyname 3
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.It passwd
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.It passwd
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.Xr getpwent 3
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.Xr getpwent 3
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.It shells
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.It shells
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.Sy Status Description
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.Sy Status Description
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.It success The requested entry was found.
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.It success The requested entry was found.
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.It notfound The entry is not present at this source.
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.It notfound The entry is not present at this source.
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.It unavail The source is not responding, or entry is corrupt.
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.It tryagain The source is busy, and may respond to retries.
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.It tryagain The source is busy, and may respond to retries.
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.It unavail The source is not responding, or entry is corrupt.
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.El
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.El
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.Ss Actions
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.Ss Actions
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For each of the status codes, one of two actions is possible:
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For each of the status codes, one of two actions is possible:
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.Sq +
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.Sq +
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and
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and
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.Sq -
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.Sq -
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characters are used to signify the importing of user password and
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characters are used to specify the importing of user password and
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group information from
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group information from
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.Tn NIS .
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.Tn NIS .
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Although
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Although
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.Bd -
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.Bd -
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.Bl -column passwd_compat "dns files" -offset indent
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.Bl -column passwd_compat "dns files" -offset indent
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.Sy Database Default source list
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.Sy Database Default source list
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.It group compat
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.It group_compat nis
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.It hosts dns files
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.It hosts dns files
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.It passwd compat
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.It passwd compat
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.It passwd_compat nis
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.It passwd_compat nis
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sets a policy of "if the user is notfound in nis, don't try files."
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sets a policy of "if the user is notfound in nis, don't try files."
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This treats nis as the authoritive source of information, except
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This treats nis as the authoritive source of information, except
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when the server is down.
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when the server is down.
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.Pp
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If the older-style "+/-" syntax for
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.Pa /etc/passwd
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.Bl -column "passwd_compat:" -offset indent
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.It passwd: compat
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.It group: compat
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.It passwd_compat: nis
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.It group_compat: nis
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr nsdispatch 3 ,
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.Xr nsdispatch 3 ,
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.Xr resolv.conf 5 ,
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.Xr resolv.conf 5 ,
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