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| author | Eric Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org> | 2004-04-13 16:31:41 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org> | 2004-04-13 16:31:41 +0000 |
| commit | 3ddff210e65be3d1a1bfeefcfe6cf4a59ec07ef0 (patch) | |
| tree | ff6563784cdbe52a7d9c64d7affc16e37c23876e /docs/busybox_header.pod | |
| parent | b37f883478f61cf5aed1b5d46b339b42219b6d18 (diff) | |
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Put the glibc nss junk back at the end
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diff --git a/docs/busybox_header.pod b/docs/busybox_header.pod index daf5df4f2..c531bad88 100644 --- a/docs/busybox_header.pod +++ b/docs/busybox_header.pod | |||
| @@ -104,28 +104,7 @@ Currently defined functions include: | |||
| 104 | vconfig, vi, vlock, watch, watchdog, wc, wget, which, who, whoami, xargs, | 104 | vconfig, vi, vlock, watch, watchdog, wc, wget, which, who, whoami, xargs, |
| 105 | yes, zcat | 105 | yes, zcat |
| 106 | 106 | ||
| 107 | =head1 LIBC NSS | 107 | =head1 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS |
| 108 | |||
| 109 | GNU Libc (glibc) uses the Name Service Switch (NSS) to configure the behavior | ||
| 110 | of the C library for the local environment, and to configure how it reads | ||
| 111 | system data, such as passwords and group information. This is implemented | ||
| 112 | using an /etc/nsswitch.conf configuration file, and using one or more of the | ||
| 113 | /lib/libnss_* libraries. BusyBox tries to avoid using any libc calls that make | ||
| 114 | use of NSS. Some applets however, such as login and su, will use libc functions | ||
| 115 | that require NSS. | ||
| 116 | |||
| 117 | If you enable CONFIG_USE_BB_PWD_GRP, BusyBox will use internal functions to | ||
| 118 | directly access the /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/shadow files without | ||
| 119 | using NSS. This may allow you to run your system without the need for | ||
| 120 | installing any of the NSS configuration files and libraries. | ||
| 121 | |||
| 122 | When used with glibc, the BusyBox 'networking' applets will similarly require | ||
| 123 | that you install at least some of the glibc NSS stuff (in particular, | ||
| 124 | /etc/nsswitch.conf, /lib/libnss_dns*, /lib/libnss_files*, and /lib/libresolv*). | ||
| 125 | |||
| 126 | Shameless Plug: As an alternative, one could use a C library such as uClibc. In | ||
| 127 | addition to making your system significantly smaller, uClibc does not require the | ||
| 128 | use of any NSS support files or libraries. | ||
| 129 | 108 | ||
| 130 | =over 4 | 109 | =over 4 |
| 131 | 110 | ||