[SSSD] [PATCH] MAN: Clarify that changing ID mapping options might require purging the cache

Stephen Gallagher sgallagh at redhat.com
Wed Feb 26 16:43:54 UTC 2014


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On 02/26/2014 11:41 AM, Jakub Hrozek wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 04:15:30PM +0100, Jakub Hrozek wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 08:53:45PM +0100, Jakub Hrozek wrote:
>>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 08:39:26PM +0100, Jakub Hrozek wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 11:58:41AM -0500, Dmitri Pal wrote:
>>>>> On 02/25/2014 11:11 AM, Jakub Hrozek wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> the attached patch addresses #2252. I tried to make it
>>>>>> clear that removing the cache should only be done while
>>>>>> online, but I'm open to any further suggestions.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> _______________________________________________ 
>>>>>> sssd-devel mailing list 
>>>>>> sssd-devel at lists.fedorahosted.org 
>>>>>> https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/sssd-devel
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 
+        Please note that changing the ID mapping related configuration
>>>>> +        options might cause --->the<---- user and group
>>>>> IDs to change. At the moment, +        SSSD does not
>>>>> support changing IDs, so the SSSD database must be +
>>>>> removed. Because cached passwords are also stored in the
>>>>> database, +        removing the database should only be
>>>>> performed while the SSSD +        is online, otherwise
>>>>> users might get locked out.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I do not think you need "the" in this case.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you, a new patch is attached. I'm constantly struggling
>>>> with using articles as Czech has no such concept :)
>>> 
>>> Sorry, I attached the original patch again by accident.
>> 
>> During an IRC discussion, Stephen suggested to use a bit stronger
>> language (will instead of might) and to stress out that changing
>> IDs is not a good idea as file ownership needs to be fixed as
>> well.
>> 
>> A new patch is attached.
> 
> Yet another version based on IRC discussion is attached.
> 


Ack
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