Description of problem: yum and ncftp fail in bizarre ways (seg faults, unable to download files). The problems disappear when I revert to 2.3.5-10 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):2.3.6-3 How reproducible: The problems seem to vary from one system to another. If a problem exists on a system, it happens consistently. Steps to Reproduce: 1. yum update or start up ncftp 2. 3. Actual results: errors, seg faults, hangs, etc. never observed previously Expected results: Additional info: problems disappear when I revert to older version
Do you have nisplus in /etc/nsswitch.conf? Does removing all nisplus keywords from it fix this? If so, this would be a dup of #186592 and as a workaround, unless you really need to use NIS+ is just to remove nisplus from nsswitch.conf.
>Do you have nisplus in /etc/nsswitch.conf? Yes. Not because I put it there; that file dates back to Sep 13 2002 (a Friday no doubt). I don't recall ever touching it. >Does removing all nisplus keywords from it fix this? Some of the entries have nisplus only: netgroup: nisplus publickey: nisplus What do I do with those? I'm not keen on experimenting. I may have to revert back to 2.3.5 again and on one system here downgrading left the box without a working ld. Can I use the nsswitch.conf.rpmnew installed March 19, 2003? I suggest you post a complete nsswitch.conf that works with 2.3.6. I don't think I really need NIS+; I don't even know what it is.
Can you grep nisplus /etc/nsswitch.conf or attach your whole nsswitch.conf here? What really matters is if none of passwd, shadow, group or hosts contain nisplus keyword. My nsswitch.conf has (other than comments): passwd: files shadow: files group: files hosts: files dns bootparams: files ethers: files netmasks: files networks: files protocols: files rpc: files services: files netgroup: nisplus publickey: nisplus automount: files aliases: files
passwd: files nisplus shadow: files nisplus group: files nisplus hosts: files nisplus dns bootparams: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files ethers: files netmasks: files networks: files protocols: files nisplus rpc: files services: files nisplus netgroup: files nisplus publickey: nisplus automount: files nisplus aliases: files nisplus
Removing nisplus from the first 4 lines should be enough. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 186592 ***