nsscache.conf.5

.TH NSSCACHE.CONF 5 2008-11-19 "nsscache 0.27" "File formats"
.SH NAME
nsscache.conf - NSS local cache synchroniser configuration file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/nsscache.conf
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B nsscache
synchronises a local NSS cache, and other databases, against a remote
data source. This approach allows the administrator to separate the
network from the NSS lookup codepath, improving speed and reliability
of name services.

The nsscache configuration file comprises of one DEFAULT section,
followed by zero or more map-specific configuration sections.  The
file format is similar to that of ".ini" files.

The DEFAULT section must provide at least one
\fBsource\fP
keyword, specifying the data source to use, one
\fBcache\fP
keyword, specifying the means in which the cache data will be stored
locally, and one
\fBmaps\fP
keyword, specifying which NSS maps should be cached, and one
\fBtimestamp_dir\fP
keyword, specifying the location of the timestamps used for
incremental updates.

Additional global defaults, such as LDAP search parameters, or the
filesystem location of the cache, may also be included in the DEFAULT
section.

Additional sections may be included that allow per-map overrides to
configuration options.  For example, one might specify their global
LDAP search base as
\fBou=People\fP
but want to override that for the
\fIgroup\fP
mapping as
\fBou=Groups\fP

Apart from the \fIsource\fP, \fIcache\fP, and \fImaps\fP configuration
options, all options are prefixed by the name of the module that they
configure.

A complete list of configuration options follows.

.SH DEFAULT-only OPTIONS

.TP
\fBsource\fP
Specifies the source to use to retrieve NSS data from.

Valid Options:
.I ldap

.TP
.B cache
Specifies the cache method to use to store the data, which will be
queried by the NSS itself.

Valid options:
.I files
Store in a plain text file, similar in format to
.I /etc/passwd

.I cache
Store in a plain text cache file, with a \fB.cache\fP suffix, and an index, for use with the
.I nss-cache
NSS module.

.I nssdb
Store in a Berkeley DB file, for use with the
.I nss_db
NSS module.  Please note that this option is deprecated in favour of
.I cache

.TP
.B maps
Specifies the names of the maps that will be queried and cached by
.I nsscache

Valid options:
.I passwd
.I group
.I shadow
.I netgroup
.I automount
.I sshkey

.TP
.B timestamp_dir
Specifies the directory where update and modify timestamps are stored.

.SH ldap SOURCE OPTIONS

These options configure the behaviour of the
.I ldap
source.

.TP
.B ldap_uri
The LDAP URI to connect to.

.TP
.B ldap_base
The base to perform LDAP searches under.

.TP
.B ldap_filter
The search filter to use when querying.

.TP
.B ldap_scope
The search scope to use.  Defaults to
.I one

.TP
.B ldap_bind_dn
The bind DN to use when connecting to LDAP.  Emtpy string is an
anonymous bind.  Defaults to the empty string.

.TP
.B ldap_bind_password
The bind password to use when connecting to LDAP.  Empty string is
used for anonymous binds.  Defaults to the empty string.

.TP
.B ldap_timelimit
Timelimit in seconds for search results to return.  \-1 means no limit.
Defaults to \-1.

.TP
.B ldap_retry_max
Number of retries on soft failures before giving up.  Defaults to 3.

.TP
.B ldap_retry_delay
Delay in seconds between retries.  Defaults to 5.

.TP
.B ldap_tls_require_cert
Sets expectations for SSL certificates, using TLS.  One
of 'never', 'hard', 'demand', 'allow', or 'try'.  See
\fBldap.conf\fP(5) for more information.

.TP
.B ldap_tls_cacertdir
Directory for trusted CA certificates.  Defaults to
.I /usr/share/ssl

.TP
.B ldap_tls_cacertfile
Filename containing trusted CA certificates.  Defaults to
.I /usr/share/ssl/cert.pem

.TP
.B ldap_debug
Sets the debug level for the underlying C library.  Defaults to no logging.

.SH nssdb CACHE OPTIONS

These options configure the behaviour of the
.I nssdb
cache.

.TP
.B nssdb_dir
Directory to store the Berkeley DB databases.  Defaults to the current
directory.  Note that
.B nss_db
hardcodes the path to
.I /var/lib/misc
on Debian systems, and
.I /var/db
on Red Hat systems.

.TP
.B nssdb_makedb
Path to the \fBmakedb\fP(1) command, which is used by the nssdb cache code
to ensure that the Berkeley DB version created by the module matches
that expected by the \fBnss_db\fP NSS module.

.SH files CACHE OPTIONS
These optiosn configure the behaviour of the
.I files
cache.

.TP
.B files_dir
Directory location to store the plain text files in.  Defaults to the
current directory.

.TP
.B files_cache_filename_suffix
A suffix appended to the cache filename to differentiate it from, say,
system NSS databases.  Defaults to '.cache'.

.TP
.B files_local_automount_master
A yes/no field only used for automount maps.  A 'yes' value will cause nsscache
to update the auto.master file with the master map from the source.  A 'no'
value will cause nsscache to leave auto.master alone, allowing the system to
manage this file in other ways.  When set to 'no', nsscache will only update
other automount maps defined both locally and in the source.  Defaults to 'yes'.

.SH EXAMPLE
A typical example might look like this:

  [DEFAULT]
  source = ldap
  cache = nssdb
  maps = passwd, group, shadow
  ldap_uri = ldap://ldap.example.com
  ldap_base = ou=People,dc=example,dc=com
  ldap_filter = (objectclass=posixAccount)
  nssdb_dir = /var/lib/misc

  [group]
  ldap_base = ou=Group,dc=example,dc=com
  ldap_filter = (objectclass=posixGroup)

  [shadow]
  ldap_filter = (objectclass=posixAccount)

And a complementary \fI\|/etc/nsswitch.conf\|\fP might look like this:

  passwd: files db
  group: files db
  shadow: files db

.SH FILES
.TP
\fI\|/etc/nsscache.conf\|\fP
The system-wide nsscache configuration file
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.TP
\fInsscache\fP(1)
.TP
\fInsswitch.conf\fP(5)
The system name service switch configuration file
.TP
\fIldap.conf\fP(5)
Details on LDAP configuration options exposed by the LDAP client libraries.
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Jamie Wilkinson (jaq@google.com) and Vasilios Hoffman (vasilios@google.com).
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2007 Google, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.