--- glibc-2.2/nss/nsswitch.c.chmou	Fri Mar 31 22:38:32 2000
+++ glibc-2.2/nss/nsswitch.c	Wed Nov 22 00:35:53 2000
@@ -333,9 +333,20 @@
 	      ni->library->lib_handle = __libc_dlopen (shlib_name);
 	      if (ni->library->lib_handle == NULL)
 		{
-		  /* Failed to load the library.  */
-		  ni->library->lib_handle = (void *) -1l;
-		  __set_errno (saved_errno);
+		  /* Failed to load the library. Try a fallback.  */
+		  int n = __snprintf(shlib_name, shlen, "libnss_%s.so.%d.%d",
+				   ni->library->name, __GLIBC__, __GLIBC_MINOR__);
+		  if (n >= shlen)
+		    ni->library->lib_handle = NULL;
+		  else
+		    ni->library->lib_handle = __libc_dlopen (shlib_name);
+
+		  if (ni->library->lib_handle == NULL)
+		    {
+		      /* Ok, really fail now.  */
+		      ni->library->lib_handle = (void *) -1l;
+		      __set_errno (saved_errno);
+		    }
 		}
 	    }