Re: nss-mysql and useradd

[Glynn Clements <glynn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Piotr Szczap wrote:

> Is it possible to add a user when you are using nss-mysql? I know that
> libnss-mysql doesn't support adding a user, but shouldn't it be possible
> to add a user to the 'files' database? Currently I'm using a
> nsswitch.conf file that looks like this:
> 
> passwd:         files mysql
> group:          files
> shadow:         files mysql
> 
> and when I do useradd testuser I get a segmentation fault. Other user
> functions (passwd for the 'files', id etc ) work ok. Any suggestions?

The NSS modules are only used for querying a database, not for
modifying it. Modifications to the user database are handled via PAM.

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Glynn Clements <glynn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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