On 26.09.2007 17:20, Paul Wernau wrote:
>> Is there any ETA when the work on the test suite issues is done and the
>> "cowboy"-procedure can start ?
>>
>
> I've just checked with the responsible party. Summarizing...
>
> In general the only offending file that repeatedly shows up is /.rhosts.
>
> To that end he is about 50% through assessing the testsuite sources and
> wrappers and have identified multiple offending scripts that will need
> the fix.
>
> For each script identified as having occurrences of /.rhosts, the
> scripts will be changed to use the "getent passwd root" interface.
>
> His ETA for having changes made internally is 12-oct-2007 which is 2 1/2
> weeks from today.
>
> I'd expect slightly more time for possible slippage and procedural
> changes, but the work is definitely actively in progress.
Whohoo, cool! After the initial answer a while back (May) I thought that
would not happen so soon.
Cheers,
Dirk
