Re: NSS and PAM (was Re: NSS and PAM, dynamic vs. static)

From: Richard Coleman <richardcoleman_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:43:18 -0500

slave-mike wrote:

> why does /bin/sh need NSS support?

1. If you are using pam_ldap, tilde expansion will be broken in /bin/sh 
without nss_ldap support.
2. Tilde expansion is required for POSIX conformance.

It's not the strongest rationale.  But it's something to consider.

Richard Coleman
richardcoleman_at_mindspring.com

Received on Sat Nov 29 2003 - 05:43:31 UTC

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