From c9ce3549e4b2ce2c551188c371f6f5be2813e631 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carlos O'Donell Date: Tue, 22 May 2018 12:30:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add notes about nss_db and past F16 transition. --- glibc.spec | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/glibc.spec b/glibc.spec index d61efbc..4ef5dc9 100644 --- a/glibc.spec +++ b/glibc.spec @@ -549,6 +549,14 @@ performance with LDAP, and may help with DNS as well. # Subpackages for NSS modules except nss_files, nss_dns ############################################################################## +# This should remain it's own subpackage or "Provides: nss_db" to allow easy +# migration from old systems that previously had the old nss_db package +# installed. Note that this doesn't make the migration that smooth, the +# databases still need rebuilding because the formats were different. +# The nss_db package was deprecated in F16 and onwards: +# https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2011-July/153665.html +# The different database format does cause some issues for users: +# https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2011-December/160497.html %package -n nss_db Summary: Name Service Switch (NSS) module using hash-indexed files Requires: %{name}%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}