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From: Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: Carlos O'Donell <carlos-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Michael Kerrisk
	<mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	Simo Sorce <ssorce-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	Jakub Hrozek <jhrozek-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	GNU C Library
	<libc-alpha-9JcytcrH/bA+uJoB2kUjGw@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] getgrent.3: Add ENOENT to error list.
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 20:23:07 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140910145307.GC14885@spoyarek.pnq.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <54105ED1.5020206-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

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On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 10:23:13AM -0400, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> It's possible to get ENOENT returned from getgrent
> if the backend, for example say SSSD, isn't configured
> or the daemon isn't running. The same can be said of any
> of the NSS backend.

The daemon not running is internally a NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN +
EAGAIN[1], i.e. that is what the sssd nss plugin should return to
glibc.  glibc then should return that as a NOTFOUND, which for
getgrent is a NULL return without errno set.  I don't see why ENOENT
is necessary.

Siddhesh

[1] http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/NSS-Modules-Interface.html

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-09-10 14:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-09-10 14:23 [PATCH] getgrent.3: Add ENOENT to error list Carlos O'Donell
     [not found] ` <54105ED1.5020206-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-10 14:53   ` Siddhesh Poyarekar [this message]
2014-09-10 16:57     ` Carlos O'Donell
     [not found]       ` <541082E0.8050707-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-15  1:04         ` Siddhesh Poyarekar
2014-09-10 16:45   ` Carlos O'Donell
2014-09-14 16:09   ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)

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