nsswitch.conf - System Databases and Name Service Switch configuration file
DESCRIPTION
- Various functions in the C Library need to be configured to work correctly in the local environment. Tra
+ Various functions in the C Library need to be configured to work correctly in the local environment. TraÂ
ditionally, this was done by using files (e.g., `/etc/passwd'), but other nameservices (like the Network
Information Service (NIS) and the Domain Name Service (DNS)) became popular, and were hacked into the C
library, usually with a fixed search order.