NSS-MYMACHINES(8) nss-mymachines NSS-MYMACHINES(8)
NAME
nss-mymachines, libnss_mymachines.so.2 - Provide hostname resolution for local container instances.
SYNOPSIS
libnss_mymachines.so.2
DESCRIPTION
nss-mymachines is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality of the GNU C Library (glibc)
providing hostname resolution for containers running locally, that are registered with systemd-
machined.service(8). The container names are resolved to IP addresses of the specific container, ordered by
their scope.
To activate the NSS modules, "mymachines" has to be added to the line starting with "hosts:" in
/etc/nsswitch.conf.
It is recommended to place "mymachines" near the end of the nsswitch.conf line to make sure that this mapping
is only used as fallback, and any DNS or /etc/hosts based mapping takes precedence.
EXAMPLE
Here's an example /etc/nsswitch.conf file, that enables mymachines correctly:
passwd: compat
group: compat
shadow: compat
hosts: files dns mymachines myhostname
networks: files
protocols: db files
services: db files
ethers: db files
rpc: db files
netgroup: nis
SEE ALSO
systemd(1), systemd-machined.service(8), nss-myhostname(8), nsswitch.conf(5), getent(1)
systemd 219 NSS-MYMACHINES(8)
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