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3 Configuration File

Nssync reads its settings from a configuration file nssync.conf located normally in the system configuration directory (usually /etc or /usr/local/etc, depending on compile-time options).

This chapter describes the syntax of that file in general. The chapter that follows describes the nssync-specific settings in detail.

The configuration file consists of statements and comments.

There are three classes of lexical tokens: keywords, values, and separators. Blanks, tabs, newlines and comments, collectively called white space are ignored except as they serve to separate tokens. Some white space is required to separate otherwise adjacent keywords and values.