Activity log for bug #4641

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2005-11-19 19:40:40 Jim Persson bug added bug
2005-11-19 19:42:46 Jim Persson description When trying to start nscd (Ubuntu Breezy) it gives the following in the syslog: Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid: No such file or directory Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/passwd; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/group; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/hosts; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/socket: No such file or directory This patch fixes the problem: --- /etc/init.d/nscd.old 2005-11-19 20:31:32.000000000 +0100 +++ /etc/init.d/nscd 2005-11-19 20:32:50.000000000 +0100 @@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ RETVAL=0 case "$1" in start) + # nscd needs these directories or it wont start properly + [ -d /var/run/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/run/nscd + [ -d /var/db/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/db/nscd + secure="" for table in passwd group do When trying to start nscd (Ubuntu Breezy) it gives the following in the syslog: Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid: No such file or directory Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/passwd; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/group; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/hosts; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/socket: No such file or directory This patch fixes the problem: --- /etc/init.d/nscd.old 2005-11-19 20:31:32.000000000 +0100 +++ /etc/init.d/nscd 2005-11-19 20:32:50.000000000 +0100 @@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ RETVAL=0 case "$1" in start) + # nscd needs these directories or it wont start properly + [ -d /var/run/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/run/nscd + [ -d /var/db/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/db/nscd + secure="" for table in passwd group do
2005-11-19 19:43:02 Jim Persson description When trying to start nscd (Ubuntu Breezy) it gives the following in the syslog: Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid: No such file or directory Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/passwd; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/group; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/hosts; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/socket: No such file or directory This patch fixes the problem: --- /etc/init.d/nscd.old 2005-11-19 20:31:32.000000000 +0100 +++ /etc/init.d/nscd 2005-11-19 20:32:50.000000000 +0100 @@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ RETVAL=0 case "$1" in start) + # nscd needs these directories or it wont start properly + [ -d /var/run/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/run/nscd + [ -d /var/db/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/db/nscd + secure="" for table in passwd group do When trying to start nscd (Ubuntu Breezy) it gives the following in the syslog: Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid: No such file or directory Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/passwd; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/group; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/hosts; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/socket: No such file or directory This patch fixes the problem: --- /etc/init.d/nscd.old 2005-11-19 20:31:32.000000000 +0100 +++ /etc/init.d/nscd 2005-11-19 20:32:50.000000000 +0100 @@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ RETVAL=0 case "$1" in start) + # nscd needs these directories or it wont start properly + [ -d /var/run/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/run/nscd + [ -d /var/db/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/db/nscd + secure="" for table in passwd group do
2005-11-19 19:43:50 Jim Persson summary nscd (Name Service Caching Daemon) doesn't start because it misses some directories.
2005-11-19 19:43:50 Jim Persson description When trying to start nscd (Ubuntu Breezy) it gives the following in the syslog: Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid: No such file or directory Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/passwd; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/group; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/hosts; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/socket: No such file or directory This patch fixes the problem: --- /etc/init.d/nscd.old 2005-11-19 20:31:32.000000000 +0100 +++ /etc/init.d/nscd 2005-11-19 20:32:50.000000000 +0100 @@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ RETVAL=0 case "$1" in start) + # nscd needs these directories or it wont start properly + [ -d /var/run/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/run/nscd + [ -d /var/db/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/db/nscd + secure="" for table in passwd group do When trying to start nscd (Ubuntu Breezy) it gives the following in the syslog: Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid: No such file or directory Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/passwd; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/group; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/hosts; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/socket: No such file or directory This patch fixes the problem: --- /etc/init.d/nscd.old 2005-11-19 20:31:32.000000000 +0100 +++ /etc/init.d/nscd 2005-11-19 20:32:50.000000000 +0100 @@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ RETVAL=0 case "$1" in start) + # nscd needs these directories or it wont start properly + [ -d /var/run/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/run/nscd + [ -d /var/db/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/db/nscd + secure="" for table in passwd group do
2005-11-19 19:43:50 Jim Persson title nscd not starting because of missing directories nscd not starting
2005-11-19 19:44:44 Jim Persson bug assigned to glibc (Ubuntu)
2005-11-19 19:51:05 Jim Persson bug added attachment 'nscd.patch' (Patch)
2005-11-19 19:51:17 Jim Persson description When trying to start nscd (Ubuntu Breezy) it gives the following in the syslog: Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid: No such file or directory Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/passwd; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/group; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/hosts; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/socket: No such file or directory This patch fixes the problem: --- /etc/init.d/nscd.old 2005-11-19 20:31:32.000000000 +0100 +++ /etc/init.d/nscd 2005-11-19 20:32:50.000000000 +0100 @@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ RETVAL=0 case "$1" in start) + # nscd needs these directories or it wont start properly + [ -d /var/run/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/run/nscd + [ -d /var/db/nscd ] || mkdir -p /var/db/nscd + secure="" for table in passwd group do When trying to start nscd (Ubuntu Breezy) it gives the following in the syslog: Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/nscd.pid: No such file or directory Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/passwd; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/group; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 cannot create /var/db/nscd/hosts; no persistent database used Nov 19 20:35:26 ubuntu nscd: 26295 /var/run/nscd/socket: No such file or directory
2005-11-19 21:39:38 Matthew Paul Thomas glibc: status New Rejected
2005-11-19 21:39:38 Matthew Paul Thomas glibc: statusexplanation Intended for Ubuntu glibc only, not known if bug occurs upstream
2006-02-27 13:58:58 Timo Aaltonen marked as duplicate 3365