LINTIAN

# `maintainer-script-should-not-parse-etc-passwd-or-group`

The maintainer script appears to manually parse `/etc/passwd` or `/etc/group` instead of using the `getent(1)` utility to display entries.

This bypasses the Name Service Switch (NSS), avoiding querying centralised or networked user databases such as LDAP, etc.

Severity: | `warning`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- the getent(1) manual page

- the nss(5) manual page

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag