Re: bin/48066: etcupdate(8) does not update NIS domain Makefile(s)

[David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/48066; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: bin/48066: etcupdate(8) does not update NIS domain Makefile(s)
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 06:13:43 +0000

 On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 03:55:00PM +0000, Hauke Fath wrote:
  >  >  wouldn't it be smarter to make these Makefile copies be symlinks,
  >  >  and then we only have to update one?  if the admin wants to change
  >  >  it some how, they can do that, and then it its their responsibility
  >  >  to update it later.
  >  
  >  Well, you might want to serve several NIS domains from one machine,=20
  >  with different sets of maps and parameters (which all have to be=20
  >  configured in the Makefile).=20
 
 A better approach would be to fix NIS...
 
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 David A. Holland
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