On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 01:43:16PM -0800, Tim Kientzle wrote: > Daniel C. Sobral wrote: > >Now, my machines usually get by themselves, but all *I* do on them is > >sh(1) intensive, so I'll probably be using the static root option when > >it comes time to upgrade them to 5.x. > > The static root option exists for people with special requirements: > * Use a lot of shell scripts > * Have very high performance requirements for those scripts > * Does not use LDAP, NIS, or other networked directory services > (I want to move NIS out of libc. Its privileged position > relative to LDAP and other services is rather dated.) What impact, if any, will this have on those of us that use NIS and still want a statically linked root? I have been using NIS for years and see no compelling reason to switch to LDAP (i.e., NIS satisfies my needs, is configured, and working). Bob -- Bob Willcox First Law of Procrastination: bob_at_immure.com Procrastination shortens the job and places the Austin, TX responsibility for its termination on someone else (i.e., the authority who imposed the deadline).Received on Tue Dec 02 2003 - 13:19:50 UTC
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