From: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@uclibc.org>
To: buildroot@busybox.net
Subject: [Buildroot] [PATCHv2 1/2] getent: new package
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:17:48 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fvess4zn.fsf@dell.be.48ers.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <543A9CC0.7020802@mind.be> (Arnout Vandecappelle's message of "Sun, 12 Oct 2014 17:22:40 +0200")
>>>>> "Arnout" == Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be> writes:
> On 18/08/14 11:54, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
>> The ecryptfs-utils scripts require the 'getent' program to be
>> installed to find the home directory of users. However, Buildroot
>> currently never installs this program, and therefore bug #7142 was
>> reported, explaining that ecryptfs-utils is not working properly.
>>
>> In normal Linux systems, the getent program is provided by glibc, and
>> allows to query not only /etc/passwd, but also other NSS databases
>> such as LDAP and others.
>>
>> This solution allows to install a NSS-capable getent when glibc/eglibc
>> is used, and otherwise to rely on uClibc's wrapper script.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
> Reviewed-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be>
> Fixes a (run-time) bug, so please apply.
We have some autobuild issues, like:
http://autobuild.buildroot.net/results/820/8207527e3e42a226649c5f5fbf62fa8a77b89467/
(codesourcery mips 2013.05)
Should we perhaps fallback to the uClibc emulation version if the
toolchain doesn't provide it?
--
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-10-13 9:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-08-18 9:54 [Buildroot] [PATCHv2 0/2] Installation of getent, solving bug #7142 Thomas Petazzoni
2014-08-18 9:54 ` [Buildroot] [PATCHv2 1/2] getent: new package Thomas Petazzoni
2014-08-18 11:50 ` Thomas De Schampheleire
2014-08-18 14:52 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2014-08-18 15:07 ` Thomas De Schampheleire
2014-08-18 15:33 ` Thomas Petazzoni
2014-08-18 17:18 ` Thomas De Schampheleire
2014-10-12 15:22 ` Arnout Vandecappelle
2014-10-12 16:32 ` Peter Korsgaard
2014-10-13 9:17 ` Peter Korsgaard [this message]
2014-10-13 16:34 ` Arnout Vandecappelle
2014-08-18 9:54 ` [Buildroot] [PATCHv2 2/2] ecryptfs-utils: add runtime dependency on getent Thomas Petazzoni
2014-10-12 15:23 ` Arnout Vandecappelle
2014-10-12 16:32 ` Peter Korsgaard
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