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slave-mike wrote:

> why does /bin/sh need NSS support?

1. If you are using pam_ldap, tilde expansion will be broken in /bin/sh 
without nss_ldap support.
2. Tilde expansion is required for POSIX conformance.

It's not the strongest rationale.  But it's something to consider.

Richard Coleman
richardcoleman@mindspring.com