Ubuntu
systemd package

libnss-{resolve,myhostname} don’t install correctly if previously removed without being purged

Bug #1649370 reported by Anders Kaseorg
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
systemd (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Medium
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Bug Description

# grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts: files myhostname dns
# apt install libnss-resolve
# grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts: files myhostname resolve [!UNAVAIL=return] dns
# apt remove libnss-resolve
# grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts: files myhostname dns
# apt install libnss-resolve
# grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts: files myhostname dns

libnss-resolve.postinst and libnss-myhostname.postinst only update /etc/nsswitch.conf if [ "$1" = configure ] && [ -z "$2" ]. If the package was previously removed but not purged (it is in the Config-Files state), dpkg passes the previous version as $2, so this fails.

Tags: zesty
Steve Langasek (vorlon)
Changed in systemd (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Medium
Revision history for this message
James Gove (jamesgove) wrote :

Thanks for the bug fixing.

Dan Streetman (ddstreet)
Changed in systemd (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
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