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authorGerald Carter <jerry@samba.org>2002-05-08 15:37:14 +0000
committerGerald Carter <jerry@samba.org>2002-05-08 15:37:14 +0000
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@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>hosts</term>
+ <listitem><para>User information traditionally stored in
+ the <filename>hosts(5)</filename> file and used by
+ <command>gethostbyname(3)</command> functions. Names are
+ resolved through the WINS server or by broadcast.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term>passwd</term>
<listitem><para>User information traditionally stored in
the <filename>passwd(5)</filename> file and used by
@@ -81,6 +90,12 @@
passwd: files winbind
group: files winbind
</programlisting></para>
+
+ <para>The following simple configuration in the
+ <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename> file can be used to initially
+ resolve hostnames from <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> and then from the
+ WINS server.</para>
+
</refsect1>