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.TH "NSS\-MYMACHINES" "8" "" "systemd 219" "nss-mymachines"
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.SH "NAME"
nss-mymachines, libnss_mymachines.so.2 \- Provide hostname resolution for local container instances\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
libnss_mymachines\&.so\&.2
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBnss\-mymachines\fR
is a plugin for the GNU Name Service Switch (NSS) functionality of the GNU C Library (\fBglibc\fR) providing hostname resolution for containers running locally, that are registered with
\fBsystemd-machined.service\fR(8)\&. The container names are resolved to IP addresses of the specific container, ordered by their scope\&.
.PP
To activate the NSS modules,
"mymachines"
has to be added to the line starting with
"hosts:"
in
/etc/nsswitch\&.conf\&.
.PP
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\&.
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
Here\*(Aqs an example
/etc/nsswitch\&.conf
file, that enables
\fBmymachines\fR
correctly:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
passwd:   compat
group:    compat
shadow:   compat

hosts:    files dns \fBmymachines\fR myhostname
networks:       files

protocols:      db files
services:       db files
ethers:   db files
rpc:      db files

netgroup:       nis
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBsystemd\fR(1),
\fBsystemd-machined.service\fR(8),
\fBnss-myhostname\fR(8),
\fBnsswitch.conf\fR(5),
\fBgetent\fR(1)