man-pages/man-pages-3.22-nsswitch.conf.patch

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diff -up man-pages-3.40/man5/nsswitch.conf.5.orig man-pages-3.40/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
--- man-pages-3.40/man5/nsswitch.conf.5.orig 2012-04-27 00:58:39.000000000 +0200
+++ man-pages-3.40/man5/nsswitch.conf.5 2012-04-27 14:25:22.453203872 +0200
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ The following databases are understood b
Mail aliases, used by
.BR getaliasent (3)
and related functions.
+It provides a system-wide mechanism to redirect mail for local
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+recipients. Used by mail transfer agents such as Postfix or
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+.BR sendmail (8).
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+Note: On Linux, not like on other Unices, Sendmail uses its own aliases
+resolution system independent on `/etc/nsswitch.conf'.
.TP
.B ethers
Ethernet numbers.