4 # An example Name Service Switch config file. This file should be
5 # sorted with the most-used services at the beginning.
7 # The entry '[NOTFOUND=return]' means that the search for an
8 # entry should stop if the search in the previous entry turned
9 # up nothing. Note that if the search failed due to some other reason
10 # (like no NIS server responding) then the search continues with the
15 # nisplus or nis+ Use NIS+ (NIS version 3)
16 # nis or yp Use NIS (NIS version 2), also called YP
17 # dns Use DNS (Domain Name Service)
18 # files Use the local files
19 # db Use the local database (.db) files
20 # compat Use NIS on compat mode
21 # hesiod Use Hesiod for user lookups
22 # [NOTFOUND=return] Stop searching if not found so far
25 # To use db, put the "db" in front of "files" for entries you want to be
26 # looked up first in the databases