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Bug#211973: ITP: libnss-mysql-bg -- Alternate NSS library for MySQL



On Sun, Sep 21, 2003 at 03:18:12PM +0200, Emmanuel Lacour wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Version: unavailable; reported 2003-09-21
> Severity: wishlist

> * Package name    : libnss-mysql-bg
>   Version         : 1.0
>   Upstream Author : Ben Goodwin <cinergi@users.sourceforge.net>
> * URL             : http://libnss-mysql.sf.net/
> * License         : GPL
>   Description     : NSS module for using MySQL as a naming service

> This package provides a Name Service Switch module that allows MySQL
> to act as a name service.
> Its configuration is very flexible by allowing to set an SQL query per
> nss call (getpwnam,getpwuid,...).
> It currently support storage of passwd, group and shadow informations.

Why is it useful to have *two* libnss-mysql modules in Debian?  If this
module is better than the existing one, should it not simply supersede
it in the archive?

-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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