Package: passwd Version: 1:4.1.4.2-1 On a NIS client where shadow passwords have been temporarily disabled, the command "shadowconfig on" creates /etc/shadow without the NIS entry
+:::::::: and it also creates /etc/gshadow without the entry +::: making NIS not to work at all. i.e. "shadowconfig off" followed by "shadowconfig on" breaks NIS completely. As a side effect, this script to enable NIS on a Debian system does no longer work: if grep -q -v "+::::::" /etc/passwd; then shadowconfig off echo "+::::::" >> /etc/passwd echo "+:::" >> /etc/group shadowconfig on fi Also, "shadowconfig off" on a system where NIS is enabled gives this warning: invalid shadow group file entry delete line '+:::'? Both things seem like a regression to me. If I'm mistaken and it's intentional, please document it properly. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
