Bug 1408964

Summary:	RFE: Add Provides: nss_db to the glibc rpm
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Reporter:	Piyush Bhoot <pbhoot>
Component:	glibc	Assignee:	Carlos O'Donell <codonell>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Sergey Kolosov <skolosov>
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:	Vladimír Slávik <vslavik>
Priority:	low
Version:	7.4	CC:	ashankar, codonell, cww, fweimer, mcermak, mnewsome, pfrankli, vslavik
Target Milestone:	rc	Keywords:	FutureFeature
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Hardware:	Unspecified
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Fixed In Version:	glibc-2.17-256	Doc Type:	Enhancement
Doc Text:	_nss_db_ packaging dependency now provided by _glibc_ package To enable an easier transition from the _nss_db_ component in RHEL 6 to the newer `nss_db` service module provided by the glibc package in RHEL 7, the _glibc_ package now provides `nss_db` in order to satisfy the dependencies of any packages that previously depended on _nss_db_. Note that it is still necessary to rebuild the `nss_db` database after migration, because the on-disk format changed: $ cd /var/db $ rm -f *.db $ make	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2018-10-30 09:36:24 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Bug Blocks:	1420851, 1473733, 1477664, 1505884, 1546815

Description Piyush Bhoot 2016-12-28 14:40:17 UTC

1. Proposed title of this feature request
[RFE] Add Provides:nss_db to the glibc rpm

2. Who is the customer behind the request?
Account: name (acct #) : Fermilab - Business Systems
Account Number : 646274
Strategic: Yes


3. What is the nature and description of the request?
In RHEL5/6 the nss_db features were provided by a separate package with separate source.
In RHEL7, the feature set is directly provided by glibc.

4. Why does the customer need this? (List the business requirements here)
Having the glibc rpm set the Provides: nss_db tag should simplify migration from RHEL6 to RHEL7 while also providing a hint to users as to where the compatible features can be found.

5. How would the customer like to achieve this? (List the functional requirements here)
Add Provides: nss_db to the glibc rpm

	
6. For each functional requirement listed, specify how Red Hat and the customer can test to confirm the requirement is successfully implemented.
We can provide the test rpm packages which customer can check and verify in his environment.

7. Is there already an existing RFE upstream or in Red Hat Bugzilla?
No.

8. Is the sales team involved in this request and do they have any additional input?
No

9. Would the customer be able to assist in testing this functionality if implemented?
Yes.

Comment 1 Florian Weimer 2016-12-28 15:09:53 UTC

The request seems reasonable, but there is a caveat: The implementation and the file format differ radically between the versions in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.  Therefore, installations using nss_db will not have a completely seamless upgrade path even if we add the provides.

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2018-10-30 09:36:24 UTC

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3092