package debian-policy reassign 329701 nis thanks (No reply from anybody on -policy for a few months now, so I follow up myself.)
Mark Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This looks like a question for policy rather than the NIS package > since coordination with things like adduser seems at least desirable > so I'm reassigning the bug there. Actually, no. For this proposal, no cooperation with adduser is needed; adduser will work the same as always using the same number ranges. > My instinct is that this is probably something that is best handled > by the local administrator since having it work effectively requires > more coordination between machines than is likely to be achived > automatically but I've not considerd the issues too deeply. Yes, of course, but a lot of configuration is needed to get NIS up and running anyway. What I am asking for is for the *default* in the NIS package to not be changed when this change makes it more difficult to allow NIS-exported groups. I don't think it's that strange since I am just asking for Debian not to change the default upstream value. The current nis package's change of the MINGID value to 1000 serves no purpose that I can see. Noone needs to wait for debian-policy before changing their packages. The way to change the Debian policy is to change the workings of the relevant packages (in this case just "nis") and then report this fact to debian-policy as an agreed-upon policy by the maintainers in question. /Teddy
