Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:13:37 -0500 From: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> To: Matthias Andree <ma@dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 5.3-RELEASE TODO Message-ID: <20041008161337.GA79893@madman.celabo.org> In-Reply-To: <m3fz4pobxn.fsf@merlin.emma.line.org> References: <200410080741.i987f4aq028615@pooker.samsco.org> <m3fz4pobxn.fsf@merlin.emma.line.org>
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On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 10:23:48AM +0200, Matthias Andree wrote: > Scott Long <scottl@FreeBSD.org> writes: > > > This is an automated weekly mailing of the FreeBSD 5.3 open issues list. > > The live version of this list is available at: > > > > http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/5.3R/todo.html > > > > Automated mailing of this list will continue through the release of > > FreeBSD 5.3 > > > > > > FreeBSD 5.3 Open Issues > > > > Open Issues > > > > This is a list of open issues that need to be resolved for FreeBSD 5.3. If > > you have any updates for this list, please e-mail re@FreeBSD.org. > > > > 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@celabo.org / jvidrine@verio.net / nectar@FreeBSD.org
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