On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 10:18:32PM +0200, Joerg Hoh wrote: > Exchanging the > > setgrent; > push @gids, $gid while defined($gid = (getgrent)[2]); > endgrent; > > loop with something similar to this > > my $id = $min; > while (defined(getpwuid($id))) $id++; > return $id; > > has probably the already mentioned effect of slowing down when using > "files" NSS. But if the case is "slow vs fails because the LDAP server > doesn't even return all wanted values" slow code is acceptable.
Maybe we could have a configuration option for that, defaulting to the version that is better for "files" NSS. > But we still need to consider that adduser isn't the right tool if you > use LDAP (see #294579). Even on an LDAP-based system, new packages being installed will use adduser to create their package/daemon accounts. I think that this is the normal case where adduser will be used on an LDAP-based system. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
