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networks
passwd
protocols
rpc
services
shadow
Table 17.8
files
db
nis, nisplus
dns
compat
/etc/nscd.conf
This file is used to configure nscd (name service cache daemon). See the nscd(8)
and nscd.conf(5) man pages. By default, the system entries of passwd and
groups are cached by nscd. This is important for the performance of directory services,
like NIS and LDAP, because otherwise the network connection needs to be used for
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Network names and addresses, used by getnetent.
User passwords, used by getpwent; see the passwd(5)
man page.
Network protocols, used by getprotoent; see the
protocols(5) man page.
Remote procedure call names and addresses, used by
getrpcbyname and similar functions.
Network services, used by getservent.
Shadow passwords of users, used by getspnam; see the
shadow(5) man page.
Configuration Options for NSS "Databases"
directly access files, for example, /etc/aliases
access via a database
NIS, see also Chapter 3, Using NIS (↑Security Guide)
can only be used as an extension for hosts and
networks
can only be used as an extension for passwd, shadow
and group