SETUP-NSSSYSINIT(1)

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version 3.131.0 · 6 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 SETUP-NSSSYSINIT(1) — Network Security Services 💖

okay bestie, pull up a chair 🪑 because we're talking about setup-nsssysinit, a lil shell script from the Network Security Services crew that is shockingly chill for something with "PKCS #11 configuration file" in its job description. let's get into it ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

setup-nsssysinit — Query or enable the nss-sysinit module 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

setup-nsssysinit [on] [off] [status]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so setup-nsssysinit is a shell script. its whole thing is: you ask it how the nss-sysinit module is doing, and it tells you. and if you happen to be running it with root privilege, it can also flip that module on or off for you. main character behavior, honestly 👑

how does it do the flipping? by editing the global PKCS #11 configuration file. that's the move. it also just displays the status whenever you want a vibe check 👀

this script can be invoked by the user as super user. and fun fact: it gets invoked at nss-sysinit post install time with the argument on. so the system itself is out here calling this script. iconic.

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • on — Turn on nss-sysinit. ☀️
  • off — Turn on nss-sysinit. (yes bestie, the page literally says "Turn on" here too 💀 I am simply reporting what it says, no editing, no notes)
  • status — returns whether nss-syinit is enabled or not. 🔍

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

this first one just asks for the status of nss-sysinit, no big deal:

            /usr/bin/setup-nsssysinit status

and this one, when you run it as superuser, turns nss-sysinit on:

            /usr/bin/setup-nsssysinit on

🍓 FILES 🍓

  • /usr/bin/setup-nsssysinit

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

💜 AUTHORS 💜

the nss libraries were written and maintained by developers with Netscape, Red Hat, Sun, Oracle, Mozilla, and Google. an absolute all-star roster fr fr 🌟

Authors: Elio Maldonado <emaldona@redhat.com>.

📜 LICENSE 📜

Licensed under the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.

okay that's the whole thing, you're officially educated 🎓 this was nss 3.131.0, dated 15 October 2026 — go forth and query ur modules responsibly, bestie 🫶💖✨

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