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Old 03-01-2005, 03:22 AM   #1
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/etc/nsswitch.conf


anyone know what the file is used for?
 
Old 03-01-2005, 03:28 AM   #2
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for more info refer here : http://www.faqs.org/docs/securing/chap6sec71.html
 
Old 04-04-2006, 05:32 PM   #3
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Hello blackzone,
/etc/nsswitch.conf is used for file location lookups in the system. We can specify the lookup order in the file, ie.. nis files etc...

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