nscd fails to start due to the fact that directory /var/run/nscd is missing

Bug #59914 reported by Tuomas Jormola
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
glibc (Debian)
Fix Released
Unknown
glibc (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Colin Watson

Bug Description

Hello,

On edgy as of the date of this posting it seems that directory /var/run/nscd is deleted on each boot or shutdown. nscd fails to start if this directory is missing. If I create the directory manually after the system is booted and run "/etc/init.d/nscd start", it'll work again. Perhaps the directory should be created in the init script if it's missing.

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Stefan Fleiter (stefan-fleiter) wrote :

This bug is open for 1 month now and already has 2 duplicates. Could somebody at least set this to "Confirmed"?

BTW: The directory is not deleted but /var/run is a tmpfs now.

Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)
Changed in glibc:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

glibc (2.4-1ubuntu12) edgy; urgency=low

  * Backport from Debian (Aurelien Jarno):
    - debian/debhelper.in/nscd: create /var/run/nscd if it does not already
      exist (closes: #370122, Malone #59914).
    - Ship librt in the libc udeb (closes: #381881, Malone #63234).

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:30:41 +0100

Changed in glibc:
assignee: nobody → kamion
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
Changed in glibc:
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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