This trunk patch should go into the 2.3 branch: 2005-07-05 Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de> * nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c (internal_getgrgid_r): Check if NSS module provides getgrgid_r. (getgrnam_plusgroup): Preserve original return value. * nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c (getpwnam_plususer): Preserve original return value. * nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c (getspnam_plususer): Likewise.
Subject: Bug 1111 CVSROOT: /cvs/glibc Module name: libc Branch: glibc-2_3-branch Changes by: roland@sources.redhat.com 2005-07-18 04:12:38 Modified files: nis/nss_compat : compat-grp.c compat-pwd.c compat-spwd.c Log message: 2005-07-05 Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de> [BZ #1111] * nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c (internal_getgrgid_r): Check if NSS module provides getgrgid_r. (getgrnam_plusgroup): Preserve original return value. * nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c (getpwnam_plususer): Preserve original return value. * nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c (getspnam_plususer): Likewise. Patches: http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c.diff?cvsroot=glibc&only_with_tag=glibc-2_3-branch&r1=1.29&r2=1.29.4.1 http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c.diff?cvsroot=glibc&only_with_tag=glibc-2_3-branch&r1=1.34&r2=1.34.4.1 http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c.diff?cvsroot=glibc&only_with_tag=glibc-2_3-branch&r1=1.27&r2=1.27.4.1
This fix is now in the 2.3 branch as well as the trunk, and the problem should be resolved as of the 2.3.6 release.