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[Acronym] for __N__ame __S__ervice __S__witch
The [NSS] is a glibc mechanism for providing multiple methods of accessing common databases such as the password or hosts database. It is commonly used to provide an interface to both local <tt>/etc/passwd</tt> (and shadow) files, and a remote authentication mechanism such as [NIS] or [LDAP].
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+The config file for specifying backend methods for each database is /etc/nsswitch.conf -- see the nsswitch.conf(5) ManPage.
The databases available for configuration within the [NSS] are:
aliases(5)::
