[BusyBox-cvs] busybox/loginutils Config.in,1.3,1.4
Erik Andersen
andersen at busybox.net
Tue Jul 15 07:15:07 UTC 2003
Update of /var/cvs/busybox/loginutils
In directory winder:/tmp/cvs-serv31832/loginutils
Modified Files:
Config.in
Log Message:
Document CONFIG_USE_BB_PWD_GRP
Index: Config.in
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RCS file: /var/cvs/busybox/loginutils/Config.in,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -d -r1.3 -r1.4
--- Config.in 14 Jul 2003 19:37:07 -0000 1.3
+++ Config.in 15 Jul 2003 07:15:03 -0000 1.4
@@ -9,7 +9,23 @@
bool "Use internal password and group functions rather than system functions"
default n
help
- Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+ If you leave this disabled, busybox will use the system's password
+ and group functions. And if you are using the GNU C library
+ (glibc), you will then need to install the /etc/nsswitch.conf
+ configuration file and the required /lib/libnss_* libraries in
+ order for the password and group functions to work. This generally
+ makes your embedded system quite a bit larger.
+
+ Enabling this option will cause busybox to directly access the
+ system's /etc/password, /etc/group files (and your system will be
+ smaller, and I will get fewer emails asking about how glibc NSS
+ works). When this option is enabled, you will not be able to use
+ PAM to access remote LDAP password servers and whatnot. And if you
+ want hostname resolution to work with glibc, you still need the
+ /lib/libnss_* libraries.
+
+ If you enable this option, it will add about 1.5k to busybox.
+
config CONFIG_ADDGROUP
bool "addgroup"
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