This minor patch clarifies when merging is not done, and how duplicate entries are merged. Found while extending glibc's NSS test suite, discussed with glibc team and Stephen Gallagher. diff --git a/man5/nsswitch.conf.5 b/man5/nsswitch.conf.5 index 0405d4f..007c582 100644 --- a/man5/nsswitch.conf.5 +++ b/man5/nsswitch.conf.5 @@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ If the group is also found in the next entry (and the group name and GID are an exact match), the member list of the second entry will be added to the group object to be returned. Available since glibc 2.24. +Note that merging will not be done for +.BR getgrent (3) +nor will duplicate members be pruned when they occur in both entries +being merged. .RE .SS Compatibility mode (compat) The NSS "compat" service is similar to "files" except that it -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
