I found also a pending doc-only change still seating in my repo:
diff --git a/debian/nis.debian.howto b/debian/nis.debian.howto
index e90e549..2641b86 100644
--- a/debian/nis.debian.howto
+++ b/debian/nis.debian.howto
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ The NIS how-to on Debian
2.1 FOR LIBC6:
+ Ensure to have libnss-nis package installed. It is currently
+ only recommended by both libc and ypbind-mt, because it is not an
+ essential component for the system. Even, for your own reasons you
+ could be interested in binding a NIS domain to access the NIS maps via
+ yptools, but not activating it as an account information provider for
+ the system.
+
Check your /etc/nsswitch.conf file and make sure that the entries for
passwd, group, shadow and netgroup look like this:
I could add this note to the source-only upload, possibly. Is it ok?
On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 10:34:32AM +0200, Sebastian Ramacher wrote:
Control: tags -1 confirmed moreinfo
On 2021-05-10 20:43:26 +0200, Francesco P. Lovergine wrote:
Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org
Usertags: unblock
Please unblock package nis
[ Reason ]
Fixes serious bug #988227 (bashism in postinst).
[ Impact ]
Upgrade not smoothly done from stable.
[ Tests ]
No autopkg test. Manually tested with dash.
[ Risks ]
None.
[ Checklist ]
[x] all changes are documented in the d/changelog
[x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
[x] attach debdiff against the package in testing
[ Other info ]
Native migration package only.
unblock nis/4.3
Not built on buildd: arch all binaries uploaded by frankie, a new source-only
upload is needed to allow migration
Please perform a source-only upload and remove the moreinfo tag once
that's done.
Cheers
--
Francesco P. Lovergine
diff -Nru nis-4.2/debian/changelog nis-4.3/debian/changelog
--- nis-4.2/debian/changelog 2021-01-31 10:22:32.000000000 +0100
+++ nis-4.3/debian/changelog 2021-05-08 17:19:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+nis (4.3) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * Fixed a sort-of bashism in postinst.
+ (closes: #988227)
+
+ -- Francesco Paolo Lovergine <fran...@debian.org> Sat, 08 May 2021 17:19:24
+0200
+
nis (4.2) unstable; urgency=medium
* Missed removing of /etc/init.d/nis at upgrade time added.
diff -Nru nis-4.2/debian/postinst nis-4.3/debian/postinst
--- nis-4.2/debian/postinst 2021-01-31 10:22:32.000000000 +0100
+++ nis-4.3/debian/postinst 2021-05-08 17:19:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -73,10 +73,13 @@
case "$1" in
configure)
PREV_VER="$2"
- if [ ! -z "$PREV_VER" -a $(dpkg --compare-versions "$PREV_VER"
lt '4~'; echo $?) -eq 0 ]
- then
- upgrade_old
- fi
+ if [ ! -z "$PREV_VER" ]
+ then
+ if dpkg --compare-versions "$PREV_VER" lt '4~'
+ then
+ upgrade_old
+ fi
+ fi
rm -f /etc/init.d/nis
;;
*)
--
Sebastian Ramacher
--
Francesco P. Lovergine