Antti Salmela
2005-Sep-29 07:18 UTC
Bug#327804: adduser: does not detect running nscd properly anymore
Package: adduser Version: 3.67 Followup-For: Bug #327804 nscd pidfile has moved from /var/run/nscd.pid to /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid, which causes invalid_nscd() to fail to invalidate nscd caches properly. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, ''testing''), (990, ''stable''), (500, ''unstable''), (101, ''experimental'') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Kernel: Linux 2.6.14-rc2 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=fi_FI (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages adduser depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.4.58 Debian configuration management sy ii passwd 1:4.0.3-35 change and administer password and ii perl-base 5.8.7-3 The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis adduser recommends no packages. -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
Marc Haber
2005-Oct-01 15:33 UTC
[Adduser-devel] Bug#327804: adduser: does not detect running nscd properly anymore
On Thu, Sep 29, 2005 at 10:03:01AM +0300, Antti Salmela wrote:> nscd pidfile has moved from /var/run/nscd.pid to /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid, > which causes invalid_nscd() to fail to invalidate nscd caches properly.nscd seems to fail silently if it is not running and an nscd -i foo is invoked. Would it be acceptable to ditch the pid file check in its entirety and only check for presence of the binary before trying to invalidate? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don''t trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835
Antti Salmela
2005-Oct-02 06:03 UTC
[Adduser-devel] Bug#327804: adduser: does not detect running nscd properly anymore
I wonder why I didn''t get this mail directly at all, had to fetch it from web-interface.. On Sat, Oct 01, 2005 at 05:31:25PM +0200, Marc Haber wrote:> nscd seems to fail silently if it is not running and an nscd -i foo is > invoked. Would it be acceptable to ditch the pid file check in its > entirety and only check for presence of the binary before trying to > invalidate?I think it would work just fine. -- Antti Salmela