Active Directory name service module (nss_ad) [PSARC/2008/441 FastTrack timeout 07/18/2008]

[Darren J Moffat]

Gary Winiger wrote:
>>>    | nsswitch.conf.4.txt | Modified nsswitch.conf(4) manpage |
>>>    +---------------------+-----------------------------------+
> 
>> 	Please provide them and I'll make a best effort to review
>> 	by the timer.
> 
> 	My concern is here in nsswitch.conf(4) functionality.
> 	From the provided it's not clear what the project is
> 	proposing.
> 
> 	+     When using Active Directory with native schema for name service,
> 	+     the default configuration should be modified to use ad for
> 	+     for passwd and group, dns for hosts resolution and files
> 	+     for the remaining databases on client machines.
> 
> 	What passwd:, group: entries are supported?
> 	In particular how are passwd(1), getauusernam(3), getuserattr(3)
> 	and possibly other interfaces affected.

I think we can resolve this by shipping an /etc/nsswitch.ad just like we 
do for nis, nisplus, ldap, dns, files today.

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Darren J Moffat