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Yench

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Registered: 2017-07-14

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[SOLVED] Why were ypserv and ypbind removed from [extra] repo?

Today, I was installing my new NIS client but failed because there is no ypbind-mt in [extra] repo anymore.

I just searched every archlinux mailing lists and this forum,

but I didn't get anything related.

Therefore, I want to ask why ypserv and ypbind were moved to AUR?

Thanks

Last edited by Yench (2017-07-14 16:39:47)

drcouzelis

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Re: [SOLVED] Why were ypserv and ypbind removed from [extra] repo?

That is so strange! I don't know why it was removed.

My guess is that it has to do with the technology. Isn't NIS (YP) considered old technology and to be very outdated? Is there a reason to use NIS instead of LDAP?

...anyway, sorry, I know that's not the purpose of this thread...

Yench

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Re: [SOLVED] Why were ypserv and ypbind removed from [extra] repo?

That is so strange! I don't know why it was removed.

My guess is that it has to do with the technology. Isn't NIS (YP) considered old technology and to be very outdated? Is there a reason to use NIS instead of LDAP?

...anyway, sorry, I know that's not the purpose of this thread...

I am trying to convert NIS to LDAP in my workplace.

It is really hard, because many of our own scripts depend on NIS.

Therefore, before changing to LDAP, I still needs NIS. :-(

Last edited by Yench (2017-07-14 16:27:10)

WorMzy

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Re: [SOLVED] Why were ypserv and ypbind removed from [extra] repo?

They were unmaintained, and no-one wanted to adopt them.

https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/a … 28902.html
https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/a … 28937.html

Last edited by WorMzy (2017-07-14 16:35:49)

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Yench

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Re: [SOLVED] Why were ypserv and ypbind removed from [extra] repo?

They were unmaintained, and no-one wanted to adopt them.

https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/a … 28902.html
https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/a … 28937.html

Thanks for the information.