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nis package

(trusty) missing /etc/init.d/ files

Bug #1303717 reported by Leng Ganghua
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Bug Description

The nis package in 14.04 trusty is missing /etc/init.d/ folder.

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Robie Basak (racb) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

This package uses upstart on Ubuntu, which uses files in /etc/init/ rather than /etc/init.d/. Considering this, please could you explain why files missing in /etc/init.d/ is a bug?

Once you're replied, please change the bug status back to New.

Thanks!

Changed in nis (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Leng Ganghua (hiweed) wrote :

Thanks a lot for your prompt response, Robie!

Before reporting this, I double-checked nis package in:
 - lucid (10.04LTS)
 - precise (12.04LTS)
 - quantal (12.10)
 - raring (13.04)
 - saucy (13.10)
nis in all above versions have /etc/init.d/ folder.

Then I read the changelog of trusty, there is no such record about removing /etc/init.d/.

This is a compatibility Issues. Users will feel very confused when they were not able to find /etc/init.d/nis.

Changed in nis (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
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Leng Ganghua (hiweed) wrote :

Document of nis package is still using /etc/init.d/nis script:

In /usr/share/doc/nis/nis.debian.howto.gz:

  1.4 Start NIS by typing:

       /etc/init.d/nis stop
       /etc/init.d/nis start

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Eagle D (eagledofficial) wrote :

It seems that the new nis package is a bit different from the old one in what services startup location matters... Please, make it clear on the basics steps needed to configure and use nis. Not knowing where the services are or how to call them is the main problem here.

Changed in nis (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for nis (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in nis (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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Ze Grisi (zegrisi) wrote :

Please, how do I restart nis on Ubuntu 14.04?
If the commands
/etc/init.d/nis stop
/etc/init.d/nis start
doesn't work, how do I do it now?

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Randy Taylor (rataylor) wrote :

We need an answer to this question #6.
If his uses upstart then please provide the upstart initctl command(s) that are needed to restart NIS!

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Robie Basak (racb) wrote :

"service nis restart" I expect. "service" is a wrapper that should do the right thing regardless of the init system in use.

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