Bug#393283: coreutils: 'chmod' unnecessarily calls into name services, breaking bootup with ldap

2006-10-15 Thread Helge Hafting
Package: coreutils Version: 5.97-5 Severity: important Actually a critical bug as it prevents bootup. On the other hand, it probably don't affect that many people yet. The problem is that this command: chmod 0:0 filename will do a completely unnecessary call into the name service switch. This is

Bug#393283: coreutils: 'chmod' unnecessarily calls into name services, breaking bootup with ldap

2006-10-16 Thread Jim Meyering
Helge Hafting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: coreutils > Version: 5.97-5 > Severity: important > > Actually a critical bug as it prevents bootup. On the other hand, > it probably don't affect that many people yet. > > The problem is that this command: > chmod 0:0 filename Surely, you mean "

Bug#393283: coreutils: 'chmod' unnecessarily calls into name services, breaking bootup with ldap

2006-10-18 Thread Helge Hafting
Jim Meyering wrote: Helge Hafting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Package: coreutils Version: 5.97-5 Severity: important Actually a critical bug as it prevents bootup. On the other hand, it probably don't affect that many people yet. The problem is that this command: chmod 0:0 filename Su

Bug#393283: coreutils: 'chmod' unnecessarily calls into name services, breaking bootup with ldap

2006-10-19 Thread Michael Stone
Or you could tone the hysteria down a little bit, use chown root:root and be happy. Mike Stone -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]