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diff --git a/man/nss-systemd.xml b/man/nss-systemd.xml index 8fde11867c..e343c406f2 100644 --- a/man/nss-systemd.xml +++ b/man/nss-systemd.xml @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ <refnamediv> <refname>nss-systemd</refname> <refname>libnss_systemd.so.2</refname> - <refpurpose>Provide UNIX user and group name resolution for dynamic users and groups.</refpurpose> + <refpurpose>Provide UNIX user and group name resolution for user/group lookup via Varlink</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv> @@ -28,16 +28,24 @@ <refsect1> <title>Description</title> - <para><command>nss-systemd</command> is a plug-in module for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality of the - GNU C Library (<command>glibc</command>), providing UNIX user and group name resolution for dynamic users and - groups allocated through the <varname>DynamicUser=</varname> option in systemd unit files. See - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details on - this option.</para> + <para><command>nss-systemd</command> is a plug-in module for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) + functionality of the GNU C Library (<command>glibc</command>), providing UNIX user and group name + resolution for services implementing the <ulink url="https://systemd.io/USER_GROUP_API">User/Group Record + Lookup API via Varlink</ulink>, such as the system and service manager + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> (for its + <varname>DynamicUser=</varname> feature, see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for + details) or + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-homed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> <para>This module also ensures that the root and nobody users and groups (i.e. the users/groups with the UIDs/GIDs 0 and 65534) remain resolvable at all times, even if they aren't listed in <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> or <filename>/etc/group</filename>, or if these files are missing.</para> + <para>This module preferably utilizes + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-userdbd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for resolving users and groups, but also works without the service running.</para> + <para>To activate the NSS module, add <literal>systemd</literal> to the lines starting with <literal>passwd:</literal> and <literal>group:</literal> in <filename>/etc/nsswitch.conf</filename>.</para> @@ -54,7 +62,7 @@ <!-- synchronize with other nss-* man pages and factory/etc/nsswitch.conf --> <programlisting>passwd: compat mymachines <command>systemd</command> -group: compat mymachines <command>systemd</command> +group: compat [SUCCESS=merge] mymachines [SUCCESS=merge] <command>systemd</command> shadow: compat hosts: files mymachines resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns myhostname |