Bug#926305: nis startup scripts are completely broken
* Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov@kot-begemot.co.uk> [2019-04-03 09:43 +0100]:
> Package: nis
> Version: 3.17.1-3+b1
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks unrelated software
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> Startup scripts are completely broken. Something in the systemd conversion/autogeneration.
>
> The ypbind binary is never started, the script goes into "backgrounded" and fails. From there
> on the system is unusable - you cannot log in, UIDs and groups do not resolve, etc.
>
> The same system operated correctly before buster upgrade and will operate correctly if
> ypbind is invoked from the command line.
>
> This looks like a pure systemd conversion issue of some sort.
At my systems installing nscd helped. As well setting "YPBINDARGS="
in /etc/default/nis must be.
Elimar
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