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Re: Tree based nss module with fine grained permission control
- To: John Fremlin <vii at users dot sourceforge dot net>
- Subject: Re: Tree based nss module with fine grained permission control
- From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
- Date: 22 Jun 2001 22:55:44 -0700
- Cc: <libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com>
- References: <m27ky3vk64.fsf@boreas.yi.org.>
- Reply-To: drepper at cygnus dot com (Ulrich Drepper)
John Fremlin <vii@users.sourceforge.net> writes:
> The source is under GPL, and anybody who wants a sneak preview need
> only drop me a mail. I don't suppose that there is any likelihood that
> it'll get included in libc? The nss module is only 500 lines or so.
It won't be added. The whole purpose of exporting the NSS interface
is to provide the means to create NSS code outside libc. See nss_ldap
which seems to be everywhere nowadays. Just do the same.
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