Bug#926305: nis startup scripts are completely broken

[Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov@kot-begemot.co.uk>]

That is not an advice.

If nscd is a required dependency, NIS should bring it in.

Presently it is not.

Still broken

A.

On 18/04/2019 14:43, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> * Elimar Riesebieter <riesebie@lxtec.de> [2019-04-03 11:06 +0200]:
>
> > * 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.
> This bug should be closed as there is no response from the reporter.
> As well it seems to be fixed following the advices given above,
> though.
>
> Elimar

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