https://github.com/bandie91/libnss_idmap

Linux Name Service Switch module to transparently substitute UIDs and GIDs in existing passwd and group databases
https://github.com/bandie91/libnss_idmap

libnss library linux mapping nsswitch user-management

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Linux Name Service Switch module to transparently substitute UIDs and GIDs in existing passwd and group databases

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bandie91/libnss_idmap
• Owner: bAndie91
• License: agpl-3.0
• Created: 2019-10-09T09:21:16.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-06-03T09:24:17.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-22T17:35:47.432Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: libnss, library, linux, mapping, nsswitch, user-management
• Language: C
• Size: 61.5 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Synopsis

Linux Name Service Switch module to transparently substitute UIDs and

GIDs in existing passwd and group databases

# How does it work

It's an nsswitch module like `files`, `compat`, `nis`, or `sssd`. It

calls other modules configured on the system, but replaces IDs

(according to configuration) before returns the answer.

![base flow diagram](overview.svg)

# Examples

see config [examples](src/idmap.examples)

# issues

Please submit issues via PR to some file `issue/TITLE.txt`.