From: Peter Schiffer <pschiffe-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org
Cc: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: [patch] nsswitch.conf.5: clarify the "notfound" status
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:27:12 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F735800.6040807@redhat.com> (raw)
Hello,
I am suggesting the following update of the "notfound" status on the
nsswitch.conf.5 man page. I am not 100% sure that this is the correct
place where this information on the man page should be placed. Any
comments are welcome.
Source for this update is comment in initgroups.c file on line 135 in
glibc [1].
Version of the man pages: 3.38
Thanks,
peter
[1]
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=blob;f=grp/initgroups.c;h=62fd1fc6de5f9ea08f31134c5ab9a36ae2d5af9e;hb=HEAD
--- nsswitch.conf.5.orig 2012-03-24 19:47:30.000000000 +0100
+++ nsswitch.conf.5 2012-03-28 20:10:37.268495257 +0200
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@
.B notfound
The lookup process succeeded, but the needed value was not found.
The default action is `continue'.
+For compatibility reasons, if the selected action for the `group' database
+is `return' and the configuration file does not contain the
`initgroups' line,
+the next service is always used to search for more entries.
.TP
.B unavail
The service is permanently unavailable.
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next reply other threads:[~2012-03-28 18:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-03-28 18:27 Peter Schiffer [this message]
[not found] ` <4F735800.6040807-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-03-28 20:09 ` [patch] nsswitch.conf.5: clarify the "notfound" status Mark R Bannister
[not found] ` <4F737004.9060500-/K+B3afwL8Jt0JrxVvvTASp2UmYkHbXO@public.gmane.org>
2012-03-28 22:32 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2012-03-29 18:34 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <CAKgNAkispRXUer73r_HW2Oh+gjoHuj3e4t7dHFtSNDDorjBeHQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-03-29 21:31 ` Mark R Bannister
[not found] ` <4F74D4B6.7040701-/K+B3afwL8Jt0JrxVvvTASp2UmYkHbXO@public.gmane.org>
2012-03-29 23:27 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <CAKgNAkjpoc53+hqghx3nOnKPxp+O=R7M4uwxtEXsH0cseLtvbA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2012-03-30 7:17 ` Peter Schiffer
[not found] ` <4F755DF2.3090906-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-05-30 9:22 ` Peter Schiffer
[not found] ` <4FC5E6E2.9070008-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-09 12:59 ` Peter Schiffer
[not found] ` <4FFAD5CE.5000903-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-08-13 8:47 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
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