Re: base-files 1.9 (source all) uploaded to master
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On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, Richard Braakman wrote:
> > Changes:
> > base-files (1.9) frozen unstable; urgency=low
>
> > * nsswitch.conf: Use "compat" instead of "db files" for passwd, group
> > and shadow (Bug #10896).
>
> I think this is a bad time to make changes to the default nsswitch.conf
> in hamm. Historically the configuration of nsswitch has been quite tricky;
> its current contents are the result of much experimentation and bughunting.
>
> I reviewed bug #10896, and it does not list any specific bad effects
> of having nsswitch the way it is now.
You have to change it for nis to work. Debian policy is to have good
default values. A good default value is one that has not to be changed.
Therefore, "compat" is better that "db files".
> I strongly recommend against this change, unless it can be shown to fix
> something that is broken.
compat is the default value used by glibc when you have no nsswitch.conf
file. If using "compat" is wrong, glibc would be wrong also.
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