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@node Name Service Switch
@chapter System Databases and Name Service Switch
+@cindex Name Service Switch
+@cindex NSS
+@cindex databses
Various functions in the C Library need to be configured to work
correctly in the local environment. Traditionally, this was done by
using files (e.g., @file{/etc/passwd}), but other nameservices (line the
@@ -395,10 +398,10 @@ change of the return value. While the user-level function returns a
pointer to the result the reentrant function return an @code{enum
nss_status} value:
-@cindex NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN
-@cindex NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL
-@cindex NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND
-@cindex NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS
+@vindex NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN
+@vindex NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL
+@vindex NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND
+@vindex NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS
@ftable @code
@item NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN
numeric value @code{-2}