Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: James Harlow <james@××××××××××××××.nu>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] EID database and entries getting to baselayout
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:19:22
Message-Id: 20040129160622.GS94412@james.is.never.wrong.nu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] EID database and entries getting to baselayout by splite-gentoo@sigint.cs.purdue.edu
1 On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 10:52:20AM -0500, splite-gentoo@××××××××××××××××.edu wrote:
2 > For sites using NIS or LDAP to manage accounts, having ebuilds mucking
3 > with the local password and group files is a pain that has to be undone
4 > after each emerge. Or they have to maintain copies of ebuilds in overlay
5 > directories with the enew{user,group} calls commented out.
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7 This is why the functionality is (should be) in an eclass - then all you
8 need to do is to adapt the eclass for your particular setup.
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11 When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
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Re: [gentoo-dev] EID database and entries getting to baselayout Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o>