- `type`: Type of this file; can be either `passwd` (for files in
`/etc/passwd` format), `group` (for files in `/etc/group` format), or
`plain` (arbitrary format). Only `passwd` and `group` files are supported by
the nsscash NSS module. But, as explained above, `plain` can be used to
distribute arbitrary files. The type is required as the `.nsscash` files are
- `type`: Type of this file; can be either `passwd` (for files in
`/etc/passwd` format), `group` (for files in `/etc/group` format), or
`plain` (arbitrary format). Only `passwd` and `group` files are supported by
the nsscash NSS module. But, as explained above, `plain` can be used to
distribute arbitrary files. The type is required as the `.nsscash` files are