nss(4)								   File Formats 							    nss(4)

NAME

       nss - configuration file for initgroups

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/default/nss

DESCRIPTION

       The  /etc/default/nss  configuration  file  provides  methods  for initgroups(3C) lookup method. The file also provides a method to disable
       address sorting by name lookup functions. The file controls the behavior of the name service switch routines outside of the source database
       mappings provided by the /etc/nsswitch.conf file.

       /etc/default/nss supports the following options:

       NETID_AUTHORITATIVE

	   Changes  the behavior of the name service lookups to use the netid table in response to the initgroups() call.  The netid table is pro-
	   vided by the LOCAL entries of the NIS+ cred.org_dir table. By default, initgroups() uses the group table. When  NETID_AUTHORITATIVE	is
	   set to TRUE, initgroups() uses netid as the source for supplementary groups rather than the group table.

	   The	name service administrator must ensure that the netid table contains valid supplementary group information for users. Not all name
	   services can automatically keep the members listed in the group table in sync with the netid table.

       SORT_ADDRS

	   If this option is set to FALSE, the sorting of addresses is disabled on addresses that are returned by name lookup  functions  such	as
	   initgroups(),  gethostbyname(3NSL),	netdir_getbyname(3NSL), getaddrinfo(3SOCKET), and getipnodebyname(3SOCKET). Setting this option to
	   FALSE is useful when the order of addresses returned by the nameserver needs to be maintained. To use the DNS round robin feature,  for
	   example, address sorting by name lookup functions should be disabled.

	   By default, address sorting is enabled.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsr			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       getaddrinfo(3SOCKET),	gethostbyname(3NSL),	getipnodebyname(3SOCKET),    initgroups(3C),   netdir_getbyname(3NSL),	 nsswitch.conf(4),
       attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    20 Nov 2003 							    nss(4)