add a note about nsswitch.conf entry required for sudo-ldap

[debian/sudo] / debian / README.Debian

diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian
index ae4212f661bdbc4ae109ed013a45ac92c3ef2875..a81d9e366f8e53617024c341e87e357c296b17e0 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/README.Debian
+++ b/debian/README.Debian
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ file before sudo-ldap will work.
 
        - - - - -
 
+As of version 1.7, sudo-ldap now requires the LDAP source to be specified
+in /etc/nsswitch.conf with a line like:
+
+  sudoers:     ldap
+
+       - - - - -
+
 See the file OPTIONS in this directory for more information on the sudo
 build options used in building the Debian package.