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| -rw-r--r-- | manual/nss.texi | 25 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | manual/texinfo.tex | 64 |
2 files changed, 47 insertions, 42 deletions
diff --git a/manual/nss.texi b/manual/nss.texi index 4a81edc..e6c8649 100644 --- a/manual/nss.texi +++ b/manual/nss.texi @@ -267,20 +267,25 @@ For the @code{hosts} and @code{network} databases the default value is the DNS service not to be available but if it is available the answer it returns is ultimative. +The @code{passwd}, @code{group}, and @code{shadow} databases are +traditionally handled in a special way. The appropriate files in the +@file{/etc} directory are read but if an entry with a name starting +with a @code{+} character is found NIS is used. This kind of lookup +remains possible by using the special lookup service @code{compat} +and the default value for the three databases above is +@code{compat [NOTFOUND=return] files}. + For all other databases the default value is -@code{compat [NOTFOUND=return] files}. This solution give the best -chance to be correct since NIS and file based lookup is used. The -@code{compat} service is available in a separate add-on to GNU C -library, available in the same place you got the GNU C library source -from. +@code{nis [NOTFOUND=return] files}. This solution give the best +chance to be correct since NIS and file based lookup is used. @cindex optimizing NSS A second point is that the user should try to optimize the lookup -process. The different service have different response times. A simple -file look up on a local file could be fast, but if the file is long and the -needed entry is near the end of the file this may take quite some time. -In this case it might be better to use the @code{db} service which -allows fast local access to large data sets. +process. The different service have different response times. +A simple file look up on a local file could be fast, but if the file +is long and the needed entry is near the end of the file this may take +quite some time. In this case it might be better to use the @code{db} +service which allows fast local access to large data sets. Often the situation is that some global information like NIS must be used. So it is unavoidable to use service entries like @code{nis} etc. diff --git a/manual/texinfo.tex b/manual/texinfo.tex index c79e160..c1a911a 100644 --- a/manual/texinfo.tex +++ b/manual/texinfo.tex @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ %% TeX macros to handle Texinfo files. -%% $Id: texinfo.tex,v 2.194 1996/12/17 06:25:17 eggert Exp $ +%% $Id: texinfo.tex,v 2.195 1996/12/18 03:22:53 drepper Exp $ % Copyright (C) 1985, 86, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, % 94, 95, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ % This automatically updates the version number based on RCS. \def\deftexinfoversion$#1: #2 ${\def\texinfoversion{#2}} -\deftexinfoversion$Revision: 2.194 $ +\deftexinfoversion$Revision: 2.195 $ \message{Loading texinfo package [Version \texinfoversion]:} % If in a .fmt file, print the version number @@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ \hyphenation{eshell} % Margin to add to right of even pages, to left of odd pages. -\newdimen \bindingoffset -\newdimen \normaloffset +\newdimen \bindingoffset +\newdimen \normaloffset \newdimen\pagewidth \newdimen\pageheight % Sometimes it is convenient to have everything in the transcript file @@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.} % Computer Modern typewriter fonts have zero interword stretch (and % shrink), and it is reasonable to expect all typewriter fonts to have % this property, we can check that font parameter. -% +% \def\ifmonospace{\ifdim\fontdimen3\font=0pt } % Typeset a dimension, e.g., `in' or `pt'. The only reason for the @@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi % To make preamble: % -% Either define widths of columns in terms of percent of \hsize: +% Either define widths of columns in terms of percent of \hsize: % @multitable @columnfractions .25 .3 .45 % @item ... % @@ -1928,13 +1928,13 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi % the preamble, break the line within one argument and it % will parse correctly, i.e., % -% @multitable {Column 1 template} {Column 2 template} {Column 3 +% @multitable {Column 1 template} {Column 2 template} {Column 3 % template} % Not: -% @multitable {Column 1 template} {Column 2 template} +% @multitable {Column 1 template} {Column 2 template} % {Column 3 template} -% Each new table line starts with @item, each subsequent new column +% Each new table line starts with @item, each subsequent new column % starts with @tab. Empty columns may be produced by supplying @tab's % with nothing between them for as many times as empty columns are needed, % ie, @tab@tab@tab will produce two empty columns. @@ -1946,15 +1946,15 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi % @multitable {Column 1 template} {Column 2 template} {Column 3 template} % @item first col stuff @tab second col stuff @tab third col -% @item -% first col stuff -% @tab -% second col stuff -% @tab -% third col -% @item first col stuff @tab second col stuff +% @item +% first col stuff +% @tab +% second col stuff +% @tab +% third col +% @item first col stuff @tab second col stuff % @tab Many paragraphs of text may be used in any column. -% +% % They will wrap at the width determined by the template. % @item@tab@tab This will be in third column. % @end multitable @@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi % 0pt means it depends on current normal line spacing. %%%% -% Dimensions +% Dimensions \newskip\multitableparskip \newskip\multitableparindent @@ -2038,18 +2038,18 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi % To parse everything between @multitable and @item : \setuptable#1 \endsetuptable % Need to reset this to 0 after \setuptable. -\global\colcount=0\relax% +\global\colcount=0\relax% % % This preamble sets up a generic column definition, which will % be used as many times as user calls for columns. - % \vtop will set a single line and will also let text wrap and + % \vtop will set a single line and will also let text wrap and % continue for many paragraphs if desired. \halign\bgroup&\global\advance\colcount by 1\relax% \multistrut\vtop{\hsize=\expandafter\csname col\the\colcount\endcsname % In order to keep entries from bumping into each other % we will add a \leftskip of \multitablecolspace to all columns after % the first one. - % If a template has been used, we will add \multitablecolspace + % If a template has been used, we will add \multitablecolspace % to the width of each template entry. % If user has set preamble in terms of percent of \hsize % we will use that dimension as the width of the column, and @@ -2061,7 +2061,7 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi \ifsetpercent \else % If user has <not> set preamble in terms of percent of \hsize - % we will advance \hsize by \multitablecolspace + % we will advance \hsize by \multitablecolspace \advance\hsize by \multitablecolspace \fi % In either case we will make \leftskip=\multitablecolspace: @@ -2097,7 +2097,7 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi %% to keep lines equally spaced \let\multistrut = \strut %% Test to see if parskip is larger than space between lines of -%% table. If not, do nothing. +%% table. If not, do nothing. %% If so, set to same dimension as multitablelinespace. \else \gdef\multistrut{\vrule height\multitablelinespace depth\dp0 @@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi \endgroup % Back to normal single-column typesetting, but take account of the % fact that we just accumulated some stuff on the output page. - \pagegoal=\vsize + \pagegoal=\vsize } \def\balancecolumns{% % Called on the last page of the double column material. @@ -3139,7 +3139,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi % Print any size section title. -% +% % #1 is the section type (sec/subsec/subsubsec), #2 is the section % number (maybe empty), #3 the text. \def\sectionheading#1#2#3{% @@ -3772,7 +3772,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi % This is used for \def{tp,vr}parsebody. It could probably be used for % some of the others, too, with some judicious conditionals. -% +% \def\parsebodycommon#1#2#3{% \begingroup\inENV % \medbreak % @@ -3807,13 +3807,13 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi % Fine, but then we have to eventually remove the \empty *and* the % braces (if any). That's what this does. -% +% \def\removeemptybraces\empty#1\relax{#1} % After \spacesplit has done its work, this is called -- #1 is the final % thing to call, #2 the type name (which starts with \empty), and #3 % (which might be empty) the arguments. -% +% \def\parsetpheaderline#1#2#3{% #1{\removeemptybraces#2\relax}{#3}% }% @@ -4186,7 +4186,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi % Use \turnoffactive so that punctuation chars such as underscore % work in node names. -\def\dosetq #1#2{{\let\folio=0 \turnoffactive +\def\dosetq #1#2{{\let\folio=0 \turnoffactive \edef\next{\write\auxfile{\internalsetq {#1}{#2}}}% \next}} @@ -4302,11 +4302,11 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi % b-title}{'hat b} and \xrdef does a \csname...\endcsname on the first % argument, and \hat is not an expandable control sequence. It could % all be worked out, but why? Either we support ^^ or we don't. - % + % % The other change necessary for this was to define \auxhat: % \def\auxhat{\def^{'hat }}% extra space so ok if followed by letter % and then to call \auxhat in \setq. - % + % \catcode`\~=\other \catcode`\[=\other \catcode`\]=\other @@ -4389,7 +4389,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi % Don't bother with the trickery in plain.tex to not require the % footnote text as a parameter. Our footnotes don't need to be so general. -% +% % Oh yes, they do; otherwise, @ifset and anything else that uses % \parseargline fail inside footnotes because the tokens are fixed when % the footnote is read. --karl, 16nov96. |