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Solaris Naming Administration Guide

Comments in nsswitch.conf Files

Any nsswitch.conf file line beginning with a hash character (#) is interpreted as a comment line and is ignored by routines that search the file.

When a hash character (#) is included in the middle of the line, characters to the left of the hash mark (before the hash mark) are interpreted by routines that search the nsswitch.conf file; characters to the right of the hash mark (after the hash mark) are interpreted as comments and not acted upon.

Table 2-4 Switch File Comment Examples

Type of Line 

Example 

Comment line (not interpreted). 

# hosts: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files 

Fully interpreted line. 

hosts: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] file 

Partially interpreted line (the files element not interpreted)

hosts: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] # files