Bug#329701: Local (non-NIS) users and groups
package debian-policy
reassign 329701 nis
thanks
(No reply from anybody on -policy for a few months now, so I follow up
myself.)
Mark Brown <broonie@sirena.org.uk> writes:
> This looks like a question for policy rather than the NIS package
> since coordination with things like adduser seems at least desirable
> so I'm reassigning the bug there.
Actually, no. For this proposal, no cooperation with adduser is
needed; adduser will work the same as always using the same number
ranges.
> My instinct is that this is probably something that is best handled
> by the local administrator since having it work effectively requires
> more coordination between machines than is likely to be achived
> automatically but I've not considerd the issues too deeply.
Yes, of course, but a lot of configuration is needed to get NIS up and
running anyway. What I am asking for is for the *default* in the NIS
package to not be changed when this change makes it more difficult to
allow NIS-exported groups. I don't think it's that strange since I am
just asking for Debian not to change the default upstream value. The
current nis package's change of the MINGID value to 1000 serves no
purpose that I can see.
Noone needs to wait for debian-policy before changing their packages.
The way to change the Debian policy is to change the workings of the
relevant packages (in this case just "nis") and then report this fact
to debian-policy as an agreed-upon policy by the maintainers in
question.
/Teddy
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