Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 01:11:03 -0800 (PST) From: sysadmin@mfn.org To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: i386/9140: NIS "Magic cookie" in master.passwd slays non-NIS enabled systems Message-ID: <199812200911.BAA19697@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 9140 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: NIS "Magic cookie" in master.passwd slays non-NIS enabled systems >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Dec 20 01:20:00 PST 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: J.A. Terranson >Organization: Missouri FreeNet >Release: 2.2.5-R >Environment: FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE (SUPPORT) #0: Thu Dec 17 23:14:31 CST 1998 >Description: On machines which are *not* NIS clients, having an NIS "cookie" in the password database will cause a 300 second delay at the beginning of any operation that looks up UID/GID info. >How-To-Repeat: Place a cookie *::::::::: into the password database, and make sure NIS is disabled. >Fix: Prior to calling NIS, check to see if it's enabled, rather than making the call and letting it time out. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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