e/Hesiod (name service)

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has gloss	eng: In computing, the Hesiod name service originated in Project Athena (1983 - 1991). It uses DNS functionality to provide access to databases of information that change infrequently. In Unix environments it often serves to distribute information kept in the /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/printcap files, among others. Frequently an LDAP server is used to distribute the same kind of information that Hesiod does. However, because Hesiod can leverage existing DNS servers, deploying it to a network is fairly easy.
lexicalization	eng: hesiod
instance of	e/Identity management systems