On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, S.P.Zeidler wrote:

# It does? I can't say that:
# group:          files
# hosts:          files dns
# netgroup:       files
# networks:       files
# passwd:         files
# shells:         files
# prevents passwd from trying to reach a KDC (even though there is none and
# there is no indication in the system that there might be one, and there
# will be none either).

That's broken, IMO.  If the kerberos method is not included in the
nsswitch.conf, it ought not be consulted, I think.  Or does that "break"
things?

# Also if there is a possibility to at least tell passwd and friends not to
# bother trying nis or krb (the mentioning of passwd.conf suggests that), it
# would be nice if there was some shred of documentation; currently I find
# neither a sample file nor a manpage (can't supply one, too, as I have no
# idea what would be in there).
# 
# kind regards,
# 	spz
# 


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