http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=12593
Calum Benson <calum.benson at sun.com> changed:
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CC| |alan.maguire at sun.com,
| |dkenny at opensolaris.org,
| |renee.danson at sun.com
Status Whiteboard| |olh
--- Comment #2 from Calum Benson <calum.benson at sun.com> 2009-11-26 20:20:25
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So, reading Bob's comments, and playing with RC6, the issue here basically
seems to be whether the value of the nsswitch file button should change as you
check/uncheck the DNS, NIS, LDAP and Files buttons, to the default value for
whatever name service or combination of services is selected.
The spec currently says yes, it should... so if you started with only DNS
checked, then checked NIS, the nsswitch file button would change to
nsswitch.conf. (And the Default button would remain greyed out, because
nsswitch.conf is the default when multiple services are checked.) If you then
unchecked DNS, the file button would change to nsswitch.nis. (And again, the
Default button would remain greyed out, since nsswitch.nis is the default when
only NIS is checked.
The behaviour Lin describes, and what's currently implemented, is that the
nsswitch file button never changes in response to checking/unchecking services.
So if the user wants to change the nsswitch file, they always have to change
it manually (either by clicking the file button to open a file selection
dialog, or by clicking the Default button) before clicking Apply or OK.
>From a pure interaction perspective, both approaches are perfectly acceptable.
But I'm no expert in configuring name services, so I'm not really the best
person to say which approach is more usable. If the default nsswitch files
really are the ones that are used most often, then the method described in the
current spec is probably better, and this bug is valid. If not, then the
current implementation is probably fine, and we need to update the spec/OLH.
Adding a few people to the CC list for other opinions...
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