On Friday 05 July 2019 09:17:47 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 04:02:36PM +0300, Reco wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 08:41:47AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > Gene, /etc/nsswitch.conf is NOT part of any Debian package. > > > > Actually, nsswitch.conf is created by postinst script of libc-bin > > package, to technically nsswitch.conf is a part of libc-bin. > > Even if it's created by libc-bin's postinst, it still wouldn't be > removed when libc-bin is (hypothetically) purged, because it's not a > registered conffile of that package. > > Of course, one should NOT purge libc-bin. > > wooledg:~$ dpkg -s libc-bin > Package: libc-bin > Essential: yes > [...] > Conffiles: > /etc/bindresvport.blacklist 4c09213317e4e3dd3c71d74404e503c5 > /etc/default/nss d6d5d6f621fb3ead2548076ce81e309c > /etc/gai.conf 28fa76ff5a9e0566eaa1e11f1ce51f09 > /etc/ld.so.conf 4317c6de8564b68d628c21efa96b37e4 > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/libc.conf d4d833fd095fb7b90e1bb4a547f16de6 > [...] > > Whatever Gene did, it's absolutely not normal or desirable for > nsswitch.conf to vanish. I still think he deleted it by hand and then > forgot the exact sequence of steps which led to its disappearance, so > he simply blamed it on purging ahavi-daemon.
I didn't say that. If I made that impression I didn't intend to. I removed it by hand about 2 hours back but that u-sd has not been inserted in the pi yet as I'm also the chief cook and bottle washer here and it was time I played chef with a bag of beef stir fry to feed the two of us. With the missus disabled, I do it all. And next is to go recycle the dishwasher. :( Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>