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Re: Assorted arm-buster problems - network configuration



On Friday 05 July 2019 09:17:47 Greg Wooledge wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 04:02:36PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 08:41:47AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > > Gene, /etc/nsswitch.conf is NOT part of any Debian package.
> >
> > Actually, nsswitch.conf is created by postinst script of libc-bin
> > package, to technically nsswitch.conf is a part of libc-bin.
>
> Even if it's created by libc-bin's postinst, it still wouldn't be
> removed when libc-bin is (hypothetically) purged, because it's not a
> registered conffile of that package.
>
> Of course, one should NOT purge libc-bin.
>
> wooledg:~$ dpkg -s libc-bin
> Package: libc-bin
> Essential: yes
> [...]
> Conffiles:
>  /etc/bindresvport.blacklist 4c09213317e4e3dd3c71d74404e503c5
>  /etc/default/nss d6d5d6f621fb3ead2548076ce81e309c
>  /etc/gai.conf 28fa76ff5a9e0566eaa1e11f1ce51f09
>  /etc/ld.so.conf 4317c6de8564b68d628c21efa96b37e4
>  /etc/ld.so.conf.d/libc.conf d4d833fd095fb7b90e1bb4a547f16de6
> [...]
>
> Whatever Gene did, it's absolutely not normal or desirable for
> nsswitch.conf to vanish.  I still think he deleted it by hand and then
> forgot the exact sequence of steps which led to its disappearance, so
> he simply blamed it on purging ahavi-daemon.

I didn't say that. If I made that impression I didn't intend to. I 
removed it by hand about 2 hours back but that u-sd has not been 
inserted in the pi yet as I'm also the chief cook and bottle washer here 
and it was time I played chef with a bag of beef stir fry to feed the 
two of us.  With the missus disabled, I do it all. And next is to go 
recycle the dishwasher. :(

Cheers, Gene Heskett
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