1 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml b/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml
index ff2840477..99960aca5 100644
--- a/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml
@@ -36,14 +36,24 @@ username to userid resolving isn't working yet, so a
 if you use the numeric IDs (such as <userinput>chown 0
 file</userinput>).</para></listitem>
 
-<listitem><para>Lastly, the patch also fixes a problem that causes
-statically linked binaries to crash that were linked against Glibc-2.2
-libraries. This patch is only needed temporarily because we have static
-programs in <filename class="directory">/static/bin</filename> that might
-be linked against an older Glibc version (the one from the host
-distribution). We will install Glibc again at the end of this chapter to
-remove this patch so you'll have a pristine Glibc as the developers
-intended it.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>It fixes a problem that causes statically linked binaries
+to crash that were linked against Glibc-2.2 libraries. Even though static
+binaries have all the necessary parts of Glibc built-in, they still rely
+on one external library: Glibc's NSS libraries. These libraries, among
+other things, tell programs where the system's password database is
+(/etc/password, or NIS, or whatever other scheme has been
+configured).</para>
+
+<para>Glibc has undergone some changes since version
+2.2.x and the new NSS code is incompatible with the old one. So when Glibc
+is installed, it will install its new NSS libraries and static programs
+will load these new NSS libraries and start to abort with
+<emphasis>segmentation faults</emphasis>. This patch undoes a few of the
+changes to overcome the problem.</para>
+
+<para>We will install Glibc again at the end of this chapter to remove this
+patch so you'll have a pristine Glibc as the developers intended
+it.</para></listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
 
 <para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../glibc-&glibc-patch-version;.patch</userinput></screen></para>