Processed: Re: Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > reassign 329701 adduser Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups Bug reassigned from package `debian-policy' to `adduser'. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please contact me if you need assistance. Debian bug tracking syst

Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

> > > What I want is for any change in the default handling of UID and GID > > > ranges in NIS to be made in other parts of Debian too. As long as you do not expect that NIS-served system users and groups will work too... This is a recipe for a disaster on udev systems, because they will not be av

Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

reassign 329701 adduser thanks Maintainers of adduser, please review the log of bug #329701 and comment. Thank you. Mark Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It might be helpful to have everything ready to be changed in one > fell swoop in order to avoid skew between policy and reality and to >

Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

On Sun, Dec 11, 2005 at 04:54:17PM +0100, Teddy Hogeborn wrote: > Mark Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > You might find that coming up with a concrete proposal for policy > > might help there. > I have the feeling that all that would happen is that maybe someone > would ask the maintainers fo

Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

Mark Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > And it's not like this would be changed on a running system, > > right? > > That is not the case. /var/yp/Makefile is a conffile and so will be > updated if it hasn't been modified. Oh, I see. Sorry. (Hmm, the installation scripts would have to check

Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 12:57:28PM +0100, Teddy Hogeborn wrote: > And it's not like this would be changed on a running system, right? > It would just be the default value in /var/yp/Makefile for new package > installations for new NIS master servers. That is not the case. /var/yp/Makefile is a c

Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

Mark Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I submit that this is not a problem in practice since I'd bet no one using NIS has created more than 400 local groups that must not be exported. And it's not like this would be changed on a running system, right? It would just be the default value in /var/yp

Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 05:32:14AM +0100, Teddy Hogeborn wrote: > 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,

Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

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

Re: Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

package nis reassign 329701 debian-policy thanks On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 11:25:38PM +0200, Teddy Hogeborn wrote: > (I tried to raise this question for general discussion some time ago > but no one replied. See > . > Therefore I now sub

Processed: Re: Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > package nis Ignoring bugs not assigned to: nis > reassign 329701 debian-policy Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups Bug reassigned from package `nis' to `debian-policy'. > thanks Stopping processing here. Please con

Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups

Package: nis Version: 3.13-2 Severity: wishlist (I tried to raise this question for general discussion some time ago but no one replied. See . Therefore I now submit a more specific proposal as a wishlist bug in the hope of some feedbac