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Bug#311370: marked as done (Unwanted "security" precautions in nss_compat)

Your message dated Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:09:09 +0100
with message-id <20070206090909.GF18146@mad.intersec.eu>
and subject line Unwanted "security" precautions in nss_compat
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Package: libc6
Version: 2.3.2.ds1-21
Severity: important


nss_compat module recently started to ignore groups with under 1000 gids 
and there are no means to configure it mentioned in the documentation. 
As a result any network groups inherited from old times where 500 was 
a popular cutoff will not be visible without hacking nss_switch.conf 
to add an explicit "nis" entry for groups 

Can't find the actual problem in the changelog so this has most likely
crept up as a part of other patches.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.10-1-c3v2
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages libc6 depends on:
ii  libdb1-compat                 2.1.3-7    The Berkeley database routines [gl

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On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 10:12:40PM +0000, Anton Ivanov wrote:
> Pierre HABOUZIT wrote:
> 
> >tag 311370 + moreinfo
> >thanks
> >
> >  
> >
> >>nss_compat module recently started to ignore groups with under 1000 gids 
> >>and there are no means to configure it mentioned in the documentation. 
> >>As a result any network groups inherited from old times where 500 was 
> >>a popular cutoff will not be visible without hacking nss_switch.conf 
> >>to add an explicit "nis" entry for groups 
> >>
> >>Can't find the actual problem in the changelog so this has most likely
> >>crept up as a part of other patches.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >  Could you elaborate about your setup ? I'm confused, are you talking
> >about netgroups or system groups ? if it's system groups, I'm not able
> >to reproduce your problem.
> >  
> >
> I had observed it with system groups at the time of filing. The group
> (gid 500, inherited from an old redhat install) was clearly available in
> the yp server map and greppable on a ypcat, but not visible to getent.
> The nssswitch had only compat at the time.
> 
> I cannot reproduce it any more on sarge (I do not have an etch on the
> network).
> 
> You might as well close it. If it reoccurs I will try to dig it through
> the sources and locate the exact reason.

  okay then. thanks

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·O·  Pierre Habouzit
··O                                                madcoder@debian.org
OOO                                                http://www.madism.org

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