Bug 753 – The rcmd() functions do not support netgroups and wildcards

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Bug 753 - The rcmd() functions do not support netgroups and wildcards

Summary:	The rcmd() functions do not support netgroups and wildcards

Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	glibc (Show other bugs)
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Version:	5.2
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Cristian Gafton
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Reported:	1999-01-08 17:03 EST by glenn
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	1999-07-02 16:24:32 EDT
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Description glenn 1999-01-08 17:03:55 EST

This is a known problem with 2.0.7 glibc.  I've just spent
4 or 5 hours tracking it down, and I much would have rather
found out about it somewhere in the man pages, or
any other documenatation.

Please help to try to get this fixed.

Comment 1 glenn 1999-01-08 17:05:59 EST

The main problem here is that if you use NIS with a netgroup, putting
the netgroup name into hosts.lpd doesn't enable remote printing.
It makes it more difficult to manage a print server.

Comment 2 Cristian Gafton 1999-06-17 12:35:59 EDT

is this bug stilol valid with RH 6.0 ?
On RH 5.2, was the nss_Compat module used (the one that supports
netgroups)?

Comment 3 Cristian Gafton 1999-07-02 16:24:59 EDT

One must use the nss_compat module to have netgroups support.
Bug closed because of lack of feedback

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