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1 | This is nss_nonlocal, an nsswitch module that acts as a proxy for other |
2 | nsswitch modules like hesiod, but prevents non-local users from | |
3 | potentially gaining local privileges by spoofing local UIDs and GIDs. | |
4 | ||
5 | To use it, configure /etc/nsswitch.conf as follows: | |
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7 | passwd: compat nonlocal | |
8 | passwd_nonlocal: hesiod | |
9 | group: compat nonlocal | |
10 | group_nonlocal: hesiod | |
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12 | The module also assigns special properties to two local groups, if |
13 | they exist: | |
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15 | • If the local group ‘nss-nonlocal-users’ exists, then nonlocal users | |
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16 | will be automatically added to it. Furthermore, if a local user is |
17 | added to this group, then that user will inherit any nonlocal | |
18 | supplementary gids from a nonlocal user of the same name. | |
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20 | • If the local group ‘nss-local-users’ exists, then local users will | |
21 | be automatically added to it. | |
22 | ||
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23 | Copyright © 2007–2010 Anders Kaseorg <andersk@mit.edu> and Tim Abbott |
24 | <tabbott@mit.edu> | |
25 | ||
26 | nss_nonlocal is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify | |
27 | it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as | |
28 | published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the | |
29 | License, or (at your option) any later version. | |
30 | ||
31 | nss_nonlocal is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but | |
32 | WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of | |
33 | MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU | |
34 | Lesser General Public License for more details. | |
35 | ||
36 | You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public | |
37 | License along with nss_nonlocal; if not, write to the Free Software | |
38 | Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA | |
39 | 02110-1301 USA |