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+nsssd - a secure NSS-like implementation for small libcs
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+ nsss is a library implementing a subset of pwd.h, group.h
+and shadow.h family of functions - the subset that can use a
+different backend than the standard /etc/passwd (et al.) files.
+It is intended to be used with certain libcs, such as musl, that
+do not implement the NSS protocol and so do not allow user/group
+credentials to be stored in other databases.
+
+ Unlike NSS, nsss does not load dynamic modules and is fully
+compatible with static linking. The backend is chosen at boot time
+by running the appropriate daemon that will communicate with
+clients.
+
+ See http://skarnet.org/software/nsss/ for details.
+
+
+* Installation
+  ------------
+
+ See the INSTALL file.
+
+
+* Contact information
+  -------------------
+
+ Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware at skarnet.org>