Re: segmentation fault on linux

[Frank Smith]

It can also segfault on Debian boxes if nsswitch.conf contains
references to db and you aren't using db (Debian puts 'db' before
'files' for most services by default).

Frank

--On Wednesday, April 30, 2003 10:29:47 -0500 "Wipf, Stefan" 
<Stefan.wipf@gs.com> wrote:

> Symptom:
>  cfagent exits with 'segmentation fault' under linux
>
> Cause:
>  bug in libc.  Calls to getpwnam misbehave when binaries are
>  linked statically, the username in question is not explicitly
>  listed in /etc/passwd and /etc/passwd contains NIS netgroup
>  entries of the form +@somegroup
>
> Workaround/Solutions:
>  Link dynamically or remove all netgroup entries of the form
>  +@somegroup from /etc/passwd or list all users used in the
>  cfengine config files explicitly in /etc/passwd
>
>
> --
> Stefan Wipf
> swipf@htc.com
>
>
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