Control: tags -1 pending patch On Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:19:40 +0100 Aurelien Jarno <aurel32@debian.org> wrote: > Starting with glibc 2.31-4, NSS NIS and NIS+ support has been moved to separate > packages called libnss-nis and libnss-nisplus. glibc initially depended > on those packages, but apt is unable to handle the upgrade, so they are > now only recommended. > > On systems using NIS or NIS+, it is therefore recommended to check that > those packages are correctly installed after the upgrade. I have the attached local patch ready to push. Paul
From 244732c267b8fc602376fb312405d5520a35a657 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Gevers <elbrus@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 11:47:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] issues.dbk: NSS NIS and NIS+ support require new packages
Closes: #976238
---
en/issues.dbk | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
diff --git a/en/issues.dbk b/en/issues.dbk
index fbe357b8..e129e8f4 100644
--- a/en/issues.dbk
+++ b/en/issues.dbk
@@ -82,6 +82,24 @@ information mentioned in <xref linkend="morereading"/>.
</para>
</section>
+ <section id="nss-nis">
+ <!-- buster to bullseye -->
+ <title>NSS NIS and NIS+ support require new packages</title>
+ <para>
+ <acronym>NSS NIS</acronym> and <acronym>NIS+</acronym> support
+ has been moved to separate packages called <systemitem
+ role="package">libnss-nis</systemitem> and <systemitem
+ role="package">libnss-nisplus</systemitem>. Unfortunately,
+ <systemitem role="package">glibc</systemitem> can't depend on
+ those packages, so they are now only recommended.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ On systems using <acronym>NIS</acronym> or
+ <acronym>NIS+</acronym>, it is therefore recommended to check
+ that those packages are correctly installed after the upgrade.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
<section id="noteworthy-obsolete-packages">
<title>Noteworthy obsolete packages</title>
<para>
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