Bug 1383865 - Updating systemd package should not modify nsswitch.conf
Summary: Updating systemd package should not modify nsswitch.conf
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 1368929
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: systemd
Version: 7.3
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: systemd-maint
QA Contact: qe-baseos-daemons
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: 1298243 74systemd
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-10-12 02:20 UTC by NTT OSSC Kernel Team
Modified: 2019-12-16 07:04 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2016-12-12 20:56:15 UTC
Target Upstream Version:


Attachments (Terms of Use)

Description NTT OSSC Kernel Team 2016-10-12 02:20:37 UTC
Description of problem:

Updating systemd package add myhostname to the hosts line of /etc/nsswith.conf by postinstall scriptlet.
I think this script should run only time to install, not run time to upgrade.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

systemd-219-26.el7.x86_64

How reproducible:

Updating systemd package

Steps to Reproduce:
1. grep '^hosts:' /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts:      files dns

2. yum update systemd

Actual results:
# grep '^hosts:' /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts:      files dns myhostname

Expected results:
# grep '^hosts:' /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts:      files dns

Additional info:

Some users would not like to use nss-myhostname.
These users delete myhostname from the hosts line of /etc/nsswith.conf.
Updating systemd package break this settings.

See also:
Why 'getent' command is resolving ipv6 address only and not ipv4 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ?
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1287253

Comment 2 John Ruemker 2016-12-12 20:56:15 UTC
Marking a duplicate of 1368929 already tracking this issue.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1368929 ***


Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.