Bug 1476945

Summary: authconfig --enablenis should set nis in /etc/nsswitch.conf for all entries that can be served by nis
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Edgar Hoch <edgar.hoch>
Component: authconfigAssignee: Tomas Mraz <tmraz>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Description Edgar Hoch 2017-07-31 21:37:56 UTC
Description of problem:

authconfig modifiles entries in /etc/nsswitch.conf. But --enablenis modifies only a subset of entries that should be modified, because NIS can provide data for more maps than authconfig modifies.

1) NIS can provide data for

aliases bootparams ethers netmasks networks publickey rpc services

See, for example, in /var/yp/Makefile, for possible NIS maps.

These entries in /etc/nsswitch,conf should also get a "nis" entry if --enablenis is called, and it should be removed if -disablenis is called.


Currently only the following entries are modified by --enablenis and --disablenis:

passwd shadow group hosts netgroup automount



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
authconfig-7.0.1-2.fc26.x86_64

How reproducible:
Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. authconfig --update --enablenis --nostart
2. Check entries in /etc/nsswitch.conf


Additional info:

I haven't checked option "--enableldap". It may be that is (and other options) also modifies only a subset of maps that the service can provide.

In the past I have modified /etc/nsswitch.conf by my own scripts, to contain "nis" entries for our nis maps. But it would be better if authconfig does the job right.

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