Glynn Clements wrote: > Piotr Szczap wrote: > > >>Is it possible to add a user when you are using nss-mysql? I know that >>libnss-mysql doesn't support adding a user, but shouldn't it be possible >>to add a user to the 'files' database? Currently I'm using a >>nsswitch.conf file that looks like this: >> >>passwd: files mysql >>group: files >>shadow: files mysql >> >>and when I do useradd testuser I get a segmentation fault. Other user >>functions (passwd for the 'files', id etc ) work ok. Any suggestions? > > > The NSS modules are only used for querying a database, not for > modifying it. Modifications to the user database are handled via PAM. > I understand that. I would like to know if it is possible to use nss-mysql and still be able to add users the 'normal' way, using /etc/passwd adn shadow. I don't wan't to add users to the mysql database, only to the 'files' database. - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
