Re: nsswitch.conf: files vs. db_enum interaction

[Brian Inglis <Brian dot Inglis at SystematicSw dot ab dot ca>]

On 2018-09-25 06:30, Andrey Repin wrote:
> I just noticed something that I think is an oddity. Or a possible improvement.
> If you set your nsswitch.conf to, say;
> passwd: db
> db_enum: cache builtin local files
> The accounts listed in /etc/passwd aren't looked up.
> I understand that it's a documented behavior, but it looks... odd to me.

>From the UG they should be looked up and may appear more than once if you
specify say "files" in an entry and also a db_... entry.
Did you test with "getent passwd"? I get SYSTEM and NT SERVICE repeated.
I get a comprehensive account list with mkpasswd.
I have W10 rs4_release/6.3/10.0/17134.286/1803, Cygwin 64 2.11.1, and default
nsswitch.

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