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nixos/nscd: use nsncd by default

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As announced in the NixOS 22.11 release notes, 23.05 will switch NixOS
to using nsncd (a non-caching reimplementation in Rust) as NSS lookup
dispatcher, instead of the buggy and deprecated glibc-provided nscd.

If you need to switch back, set `services.nscd.enableNsncd = false`, but
please open an issue in nixpkgs so your issue can be fixed.
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Florian Klink 2023-02-02 11:02:10 +01:00
parent 56f5f40f81
commit fbfe2907af
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nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2305.section.xml
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@ -527,6 +527,16 @@
will no longer render properly or cause errors.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
NixOS now defaults to using nsncd (a non-caching
reimplementation in Rust) as NSS lookup dispatcher, instead of
the buggy and deprecated glibc-provided nscd. If you need to
switch back, set
<literal>services.nscd.enableNsncd = false</literal>, but
please open an issue in nixpkgs so your issue can be fixed.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
The <literal>dnsmasq</literal> service now takes configuration

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@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the followin
DocBook option documentation support will be removed in the next release and CommonMark will become the default. DocBook option documentation that has not been migrated until then will no longer render properly or cause errors.
- NixOS now defaults to using nsncd (a non-caching reimplementation in Rust) as NSS lookup dispatcher, instead of the buggy and deprecated glibc-provided nscd. If you need to switch back, set `services.nscd.enableNsncd = false`, but please open an issue in nixpkgs so your issue can be fixed.
- The `dnsmasq` service now takes configuration via the
`services.dnsmasq.settings` attribute set. The option
`services.dnsmasq.extraConfig` will be deprecated when NixOS 22.11 reaches

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nixos/modules/services/system/nscd.nix
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@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ in
enableNsncd = mkOption {
type = types.bool;
default = false;
default = true;
description = lib.mdDoc ''
Whether to use nsncd instead of nscd.
Whether to use nsncd instead of nscd from glibc.
This is a nscd-compatible daemon, that proxies lookups, without any caching.
Using nscd from glibc is discouraged.
'';
};
@ -55,7 +56,10 @@ in
config = mkOption {
type = types.lines;
default = builtins.readFile ./nscd.conf;
description = lib.mdDoc "Configuration to use for Name Service Cache Daemon.";
description = lib.mdDoc ''
Configuration to use for Name Service Cache Daemon.
Only used in case glibc-nscd is used.
'';
};
package = mkOption {

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nixos/tests/nscd.nix
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@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ in
};
specialisation = {
withUnscd.configuration = { ... }: {
services.nscd.package = pkgs.unscd;
withGlibcNscd.configuration = { ... }: {
services.nscd.enableNsncd = false;
};
withNsncd.configuration = { ... }: {
services.nscd.enableNsncd = true;
withUnscd.configuration = { ... }: {
services.nscd.enableNsncd = false;
services.nscd.package = pkgs.unscd;
};
};
};
@ -118,6 +119,14 @@ in
test_host_lookups()
test_nss_myhostname()
with subtest("glibc-nscd"):
machine.succeed('${specialisations}/withGlibcNscd/bin/switch-to-configuration test')
machine.wait_for_unit("default.target")
test_dynamic_user()
test_host_lookups()
test_nss_myhostname()
with subtest("unscd"):
machine.succeed('${specialisations}/withUnscd/bin/switch-to-configuration test')
machine.wait_for_unit("default.target")
@ -129,13 +138,5 @@ in
# known to fail, unscd doesn't load external NSS modules
# test_nss_myhostname()
with subtest("nsncd"):
machine.succeed('${specialisations}/withNsncd/bin/switch-to-configuration test')
machine.wait_for_unit("default.target")
test_dynamic_user()
test_host_lookups()
test_nss_myhostname()
'';
})