History
Earlier Unix-like systems, with the notable exception of Ultrix, either accessed only the configuration files or had hard-coded rules for files or databases to access; Ultrix offered nearly identical functionality to the Name Service Switch, using the configuration file /etc/svc.conf.
Sun Microsystems first developed NSS for their Solaris operating system, but subsequently programmers ported it to many other operating systems including FreeBSD, NetBSD, GNU/Linux, HP-UX, IRIX and AIX.
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