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Solaris Naming Administration Guide

The Switch File and Password Information

For passwd information, files should always be the first source searched.

For example, in an NIS+ environment, the passwd line of the nsswitch.conf file should look like this: 


passwd: files nisplus

In a NIS environment, the passwd line of the nsswitch.conf file should look like this:


passwd: files nis
Caution - Caution -

files should be the first source in the nsswitch.conf file for passwd information. If files is not the first source, network security could be weakened and users could encounter log in difficulty.