# Configuration for the Name Service Switch (/etc/nsswitch.conf). { config, lib, pkgs, ... }: with lib; { options = { # NSS modules. Hacky! # Only works with nscd! system.nssModules = mkOption { type = types.listOf types.path; internal = true; default = []; description = '' Search path for NSS (Name Service Switch) modules. This allows several DNS resolution methods to be specified via /etc/nsswitch.conf. ''; apply = list: { inherit list; path = makeLibraryPath list; }; }; system.nssDatabases = { passwd = mkOption { type = types.listOf types.str; description = '' List of passwd entries to configure in /etc/nsswitch.conf. Note that "files" is always prepended while "systemd" is appended if nscd is enabled. This option only takes effect if nscd is enabled. ''; default = []; }; group = mkOption { type = types.listOf types.str; description = '' List of group entries to configure in /etc/nsswitch.conf. Note that "files" is always prepended while "systemd" is appended if nscd is enabled. This option only takes effect if nscd is enabled. ''; default = []; }; shadow = mkOption { type = types.listOf types.str; description = '' List of shadow entries to configure in /etc/nsswitch.conf. Note that "files" is always prepended. This option only takes effect if nscd is enabled. ''; default = []; }; hosts = mkOption { type = types.listOf types.str; description = '' List of hosts entries to configure in /etc/nsswitch.conf. Note that "files" is always prepended, and "dns" and "myhostname" are always appended. This option only takes effect if nscd is enabled. ''; default = []; }; services = mkOption { type = types.listOf types.str; description = '' List of services entries to configure in /etc/nsswitch.conf. Note that "files" is always prepended. This option only takes effect if nscd is enabled. ''; default = []; }; }; }; imports = [ (mkRenamedOptionModule [ "system" "nssHosts" ] [ "system" "nssDatabases" "hosts" ]) ]; config = { assertions = [ { # Prevent users from disabling nscd, with nssModules being set. # If disabling nscd is really necessary, it's still possible to opt out # by forcing config.system.nssModules to []. assertion = config.system.nssModules.path != "" -> config.services.nscd.enable; message = "Loading NSS modules from system.nssModules (${config.system.nssModules.path}), requires services.nscd.enable being set to true."; } ]; # Name Service Switch configuration file. Required by the C # library. environment.etc."nsswitch.conf".text = '' passwd: ${concatStringsSep " " config.system.nssDatabases.passwd} group: ${concatStringsSep " " config.system.nssDatabases.group} shadow: ${concatStringsSep " " config.system.nssDatabases.shadow} hosts: ${concatStringsSep " " config.system.nssDatabases.hosts} networks: files ethers: files services: ${concatStringsSep " " config.system.nssDatabases.services} protocols: files rpc: files ''; system.nssDatabases = { passwd = mkBefore [ "files" ]; group = mkBefore [ "files" ]; shadow = mkBefore [ "files" ]; hosts = mkMerge [ (mkOrder 998 [ "files" ]) (mkOrder 1499 [ "dns" ]) ]; services = mkBefore [ "files" ]; }; }; }