On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Garrett Wollman wrote: > <<On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 12:36:07 -0500, "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar_at_freebsd.org> said: > > > On Fri, Apr 18, 2003 at 12:23:46AM +0700, Max Khon wrote: > >> it will not work in single user mode when /usr is not mounted, right? > > > That's right. > > >> do you plan to migrate to shared root just like NetBSD did a few months ago? > > > Not me personally, no. :-) I would welcome it, but I'm not going to push > > it. > > One possible way around this is to add an external resolver (like > Solaris's `nscd'); the static library can use a stub routine to call > the resolver if possible (i.e., the machine is running multiuser), and > then fall back to the built-in databases if this fails. This way, > only the users who needed loadable NSS modules would pay the cost. As long as this is 100% optional, fine. nscd on sun is an evil menace, and I'd hate to see us repeat the same mistakes. -- This .signature sanitized for your protectionReceived on Sun Apr 20 2003 - 12:57:32 UTC
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