MFC r206155, r206267: Add capability to use a db version of

services.  It is enabled by specifying `db' as source of
services in /etc/nsswitch.conf.

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
index f6940bd..c28720b 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd December 23, 2008
+.Dd April 4, 2010
 .Dt NSSWITCH.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ Local files, such as
 .Pa /etc/hosts ,
 and
 .Pa /etc/passwd .
+.It db
+Local database.
 .It dns
 Internet Domain Name System.
 .Dq hosts
diff --git a/share/man/man5/services.5 b/share/man/man5/services.5
index 40320f9..55e0c9d 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/services.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/services.5
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\"     @(#)services.5	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd June 5, 1993
+.Dd April 4, 2010
 .Dt SERVICES 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ not interpreted by the routines which search the file.
 Service names may contain any printable
 character other than a field delimiter, newline,
 or comment character.
+.Pp
+If 
+.Dq db
+is specified as source in the
+.Xr nsswitch.conf 5 ,
+.Pa /var/db/services.db
+is searched.
+The database in
+.Pa /var/db/services.db
+needs to be updated with
+.Xr services_mkdb 8
+after changes to the services file have been applied.
 .Sh NIS INTERACTION
 Access to the NIS
 .Pa services.byname
@@ -84,6 +96,8 @@ file resides in
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr getservent 3
+.Xr nsswitch.conf 5
+.Xr services_mkdb 8
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm