Nils Rennebarth wrote:
> I tried to be clear but... anyway, my /etc/nsswitch.conf looks like this:
>
> #-------------------cut here to damage your monitor----------------------
> # /etc/nsswitch.conf
> #
> # Example configuration of GNU Name Service Switch functionality.
> #
>
> passwd: compat
> group: compat
> shadow: compat
>
> hosts: files dns
> networks: files dns
>
> protocols: db files
> services: db files
> ethers: db files
> rpc: db files
>
> netgroup: nis db files
> #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Doh! Rereading what you had written, it makes sense. What does compat
give me as opposed to db files nis? I don't know if this is documented
in the info files.
> (You need the debian package libc6-doc for this. Yes, this is not obvious.)
Oooow! That hurt. ;-)
Thanks again for all the folks who helped. I think hamm is quite
stable. If you are contemplating an upgrade but have held back because
of stability concerns, I suggest that you read the mini-HOWTO, grab the
upgrade script and don't screw up (like I did).
S.
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