Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual page 613

The "databases" available over NSS are listed in Table 30.7, "Databases Available via
/etc/nsswitch.conf" (page 595). In addition, automount, bootparams, netmasks,
and publickey are expected in the near future. The configuration options for NSS
databases are listed in Table 30.8, "Configuration Options for NSS "Databases""
(page 596).
Table 30.7 Databases Available via /etc/nsswitch.conf
aliases
ethers
group
hosts
netgroup
networks
passwd
protocols
rpc
services
shadow
Mail aliases implemented by sendmail; see man 5
aliases.
Ethernet addresses.
For user groups, used by getgrent. See also the man page
for group.
For hostnames and IP addresses, used by gethostbyname
and similar functions.
Valid host and user lists in the network for the purpose of
controlling access permissions; see the netgroup(5) man
page.
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.
Basic Networking 595