Bug#31969: libc6: Libc6 doesn't support NIS netgroups in /etc/passwd
According to Richard Kaszeta:
> It doesn't work at *all* here. If I take out the
> "+::0:0:::/bin/false" entry it doesn't even see the people in the
> admin group. This works (current tense, my web server hasn't been
> upgraded yet) flawlessly under 1.3.
>
> Just curious, what is your NIS server? Mine is an SGI (although I see
> the same problem if I get my NIS from a Sun).
Linux - the latest Debian NIS server.
> And which libc6 are you using?
All of them work, from the very first to the very last version. Most
machines here run libc6_2.0.7v or u or so (I have some 20 NIS clients).
> What does one of your netgroup user entries look like?
Like this:
staff (,dth,) (,ed,) (,miquels,) (,rvanhem,) (,beheer,) (,okkie,) (,promera,) (,grimm,) (,bas,)
Mike.
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