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@@ -56,13 +56,17 @@ functions to access the databases.
@noindent
The databases available in the NSS are
+@cindex aliases
@cindex ethers
@cindex group
+@cindex gshadow
@cindex hosts
+@cindex initgroups
@cindex netgroup
@cindex networks
-@cindex protocols
@cindex passwd
+@cindex protocols
+@cindex publickey
@cindex rpc
@cindex services
@cindex shadow
@@ -75,16 +79,22 @@ Ethernet numbers,
@comment @pxref{Ethernet Numbers}.
@item group
Groups of users, @pxref{Group Database}.
+@item gshadow
+Group passphrase hashes and related information.
@item hosts
Host names and numbers, @pxref{Host Names}.
+@item initgroups
+Supplementary group access list.
@item netgroup
Network wide list of host and users, @pxref{Netgroup Database}.
@item networks
Network names and numbers, @pxref{Networks Database}.
-@item protocols
-Network protocols, @pxref{Protocols Database}.
@item passwd
User identities, @pxref{User Database}.
+@item protocols
+Network protocols, @pxref{Protocols Database}.
+@item publickey
+Public keys for Secure RPC.
@item rpc
Remote procedure call names and numbers.
@comment @pxref{RPC Database}.
@@ -96,8 +106,8 @@ User passphrase hashes and related information.
@end table
@noindent
-There will be some more added later (@code{automount}, @code{bootparams},
-@code{netmasks}, and @code{publickey}).
+@c We currently don't implement automount, netmasks, or bootparams.
+More databases may be added later.
@node NSS Configuration File, NSS Module Internals, NSS Basics, Name Service Switch
@section The NSS Configuration File
@@ -159,6 +169,10 @@ these files since they should be placed in a directory where they are
found automatically. Only the names of all available services are
important.
+Lastly, some system software may make use of the NSS configuration file
+to store their own configuration for similar purposes. Examples of this
+include the @code{automount} service which is used by @code{autofs}.
+
@node Actions in the NSS configuration, Notes on NSS Configuration File, Services in the NSS configuration, NSS Configuration File
@subsection Actions in the NSS configuration