Bug 699466

Summary:	httpd tries to search home directories even when told not to
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	Colin.Simpson
Component:	gnome-user-share	Assignee:	Bastien Nocera <bnocera>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Desktop QE <desktop-qa-list>
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Description Colin.Simpson 2011-04-25 18:28:05 UTC

Description of problem:
If you have a networked machine (with a Directory Service with a large number of users) with the automounter for home dirs, httpd tries to mount every homedir if started. 


How reproducible:
Every time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. /etc/init.d/httpd start
2. Use df to watch it mount the home dirs.

  
Additional info:
I have fixed this by :

yum remove mod_dnssd gnome-user-share

Maybe these shouldn't get installed by default (or configured if off).

I may have opened this bug before I can't remember. sorry if a dup.

This is probably the same as F14 Bug 545055.

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2011-04-26 06:00:17 UTC

Since RHEL 6.1 External Beta has begun, and this bug remains
unresolved, it has been rejected as it is not proposed as
exception or blocker.

Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if appropriate and relevant, in the
next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 3 Joe Orton 2011-04-27 12:28:00 UTC

Thanks for reporting this against RHEL too.

I'm not sure whether gnome-user-share or mod_dnssd is doing this, but it's not anything in the httpd package itself.

Comment 4 Colin.Simpson 2011-04-27 15:00:10 UTC

I think it's almost certainly mod_dnssd, my yum remove command included gnome-user-share as it's dependent on mod_dnssd.

Plus the front page is of the mod_dnssd website pretty much says it does this from:

http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/mod_dnssd/

it says,

"DNSSDEnable on. That's it, nothing more is required! The module publishes all configured virtual hosts and the mod_userdir directories of all local users. For mod_userdir to work you need to load that module and configure it for the path ~/public_html/."

Though I doubt it can discern that a user is local or network account, it will presume they are all local and automount the world. 

Maybe this package shouldn't come out of the box "DNSSDEnable on", maybe there should be a user interface option, or maybe I failed to remove this package in the install program (or does it go on by default, that would more likely be a problem).

Maybe I have registered this under the wrong component?

Comment 5 Jan Kurik 2017-12-06 11:02:40 UTC

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is in the Production 3 Phase. During the Production 3 Phase, Critical impact Security Advisories (RHSAs) and selected Urgent Priority Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available.

The official life cycle policy can be reviewed here:

http://redhat.com/rhel/lifecycle

This issue does not meet the inclusion criteria for the Production 3 Phase and will be marked as CLOSED/WONTFIX. If this remains a critical requirement, please contact Red Hat Customer Support to request a re-evaluation of the issue, citing a clear business justification. Note that a strong business justification will be required for re-evaluation. Red Hat Customer Support can be contacted via the Red Hat Customer Portal at the following URL:

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