Ubuntu
nss-mdns package

Package should edit /etc/nsswitch.conf on install

Bug #65676 reported by Jonathan Riddell
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
nss-mdns (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Martin Pitt
Ubuntu later

Bug Description

nss-mdns should edit nsswitch.conf to enable mdns when installed. Debian patch (for their newer version of libnss-mdns) is at

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=388864

Question, does this comply with no open ports policy?

Jonathan Riddell (jr)
Changed in nss-mdns:
assignee: nobody → jr
Revision history for this message
Trent Lloyd (lathiat) wrote :

Yes this would violate the no open ports policy if this package is installed by default

nss-mdns (much like a standard DNS resolver) opens a port at the time of tryign to resolve in order to receive responses

When avahi is installed it uses that, and its open ports, but in standalone mode it opens them itself.

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Paul Sladen (sladen) wrote :

It sounds like the title of this bug report conflicts with the open-ports policy. Could somebody clarify (and update the title) how this bug can actually be fixed.

Changed in nss-mdns:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
Revision history for this message
Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote :

Feisty's version does this now by default.

Changed in nss-mdns:
assignee: jr → pitti
status: Needs Info → Fix Released
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