Re: nss-mysql and useradd

[Piotr Szczap <szczapu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Glynn Clements wrote:
> 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.
> 


I understand that. I would like to know if it is possible to use
nss-mysql and still be able to add users the 'normal' way, using
/etc/passwd adn shadow. I don't wan't to add users to the mysql
database, only to the 'files' database.

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