Re: 5.3-RELEASE TODO

On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 10:23:48AM +0200, Matthias Andree wrote:
> Scott Long <scottl_at_FreeBSD.org> writes:
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> > Show stopper defects for 5.3-RELEASE
> 
> Please add http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/46866 to the
> list of showstopper bugs. This passwd inconsistence "user there this
> minute, gone the next minute" without touching the user data base has
> been bouncing mail and wreaking havoc for much too long already.
> 
> All that is needed is that interfaces that cannot communicate a
> temporary failure and do not fail when used without NIS (such as
> getpw*()) retry forever until they can offer a permanent result.

Though your PR may have merit, this is not a "showstopper bug" for
5.3.  FreeBSD has this behavior since the dawn of time, as does Linux
(IIRC).

Cheers,
-- 
Jacques A Vidrine / NTT/Verio
nectar_at_celabo.org / jvidrine_at_verio.net / nectar_at_FreeBSD.org