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Name Service Switch

Also known as NSS

operating system mechanism

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Connections

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Categories

Directory services Domain Name System Unix

Sources

wikipedia.externallinksexternallink

Linux

Entity

Domain Name Server

Internet protocol suite

Berkeley Software Distribution

Sun Microsystems

Unix-like operating system

system administrator

transport layer

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What links here25 pages

directory service

Network Information Service

pluggable authentication module

Berkeley sockets

Apple Open Directory

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

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