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List:       opensuse-factory
Subject:    Re: [opensuse-factory] Tumbleweed update to 20200201 removed /etc/services
From:       Patrick Shanahan <paka () opensuse ! org>
Date:       2020-02-21 23:51:49
Message-ID: 20200221235149.GG18160 () wahoo ! no-ip ! org
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* Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@datcha.net> [02-21-20 18:30]:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am a new Tumbleweed user, and this update 20200201 removing /etc/services
> was a charming welcome, as I could not get my mail to work for several days.
> I actually had to create the /etc/services file from web info ... wondering
> what else was wrong (I still seem to have bugs), and spent significant time on
> this.
> 
> Regarding your explanation as to what should be done :
> 
> I have 3 nsswitch.conf:
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1175 Aug  3  2019 nsswitch.conf
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1144 Jul 16  2019 nsswitch.confbak
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1189 Jan 24 14:14 nsswitch.conf.rpmnew
> 
> # diff nsswitch.conf nsswitch.conf.rpmnew

 [...]

I am definitely not an expert, but aiui when parameters are changed and
the current file (conf) has been altered by ... , an rpmnew file is
generated rather than altering the present admin's wishes (the changed
conf{ig} file.  Then after updating one should check for rpm{new,save}
files and update as they wish.  I utilize a diff checker, meld, and alter
the current conf file to my wishes and rem the rpm{new,save} file.

My nsswitch.conf file had never been changed and an rpmnew file *was*
generated but was an exact match.  I believe a restart should have been
indicated and the parameters automagically updated.  From the traffic this
has generated, seems there are few who completely understood the
situation.

I had several services which stopped working, dict and nfs and ...

I lost nfs between five local boxes and nothing I did would restore it.  I
finally changed all to sshfs.  Today I cheched and found nfs working
again.  Have not decided whether to revert. 

good luck.

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