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Re: getent not working on nss db passwd files:
- From: Tjernlund <tjernlund at tjernlund dot se>
- To: Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>
- Cc: libc-help at sourceware dot org
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 07:20:47 +0200
- Subject: Re: getent not working on nss db passwd files:
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On Tue, 2015-08-25 at 22:31 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On 26 Aug 2015 01:58, Tjernlund wrote:
> > On Tue, 2015-08-25 at 19:18 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > > On 25 Aug 2015 20:43, Tjernlund wrote:
> > > > # > echo "clue:x:1005:987:added by portage for
> > > > clue:/var/tmp:/sbin/nologin" | makedb -o passwd.db -
> > > > ...
> > > > I am doing something wrong or is it an bug?
> > >
> > > you're using makedb incorrectly. look at /var/db/Makefile to see
> > > how
> > > to
> > > process the passwd entries in a way that the makedb tool expects.
> > >
> > > makedb itself could probably be better wrt error
> > > reporting/documentation ...
> >
> > I am looking into creating local tacacs/radius accounts
> > automatically
> > when a user logs in. One obstacle using shadow(useradd) is that one
> > cannot use @ in user names. Why is that and is there a way around
> > that?
>
> shadow and all of its utilities are not maintained by glibc. you'll
> have to
> talk to them wrt restrictions they impose.
Of course! Too late for me to think clearly :(
Jocke