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Re: Comments on FHS testsuite run



> > * Reference 3.1-42: /bin/domainname not found
> >   Reason: test install was incomplete
> >
> >   The test did not have the nis package installed; this package
> >   provides full support for NIS clients and servers.
>
> Since /bin/domainname is required by the FHS, the nis package should
> be installed in any case.  Currently, the priority is extra.

Flaw in the standard then, since NIS is a potential security hole and is
unneeded on a vast majority of systems (including most personal systems
where its installation does nothing other than slow the boot process).



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