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=== How we initially intended to solve these problems === | === How we initially intended to solve these problems === | ||
We intended to go to a single user/machine configuration for most applications and libraries, where all applications open the same set of databases for a particular user and machine. This configuration would not be in any one application's specific directory of application configuration files, but would be part of the system. One problem with this approach is that not all NSS applications run on systems which will have a 'system configured' NSS. In addition, there are still cases where the user may want to keep multiple different configurations for testing (Mozilla profiles for example). Finally, some applications only need read-only access to the NSS configuration, but other applications (like Firefox, or Thunderbird) need read-write access. This means if a read/only | We intended to go to a single user/machine configuration for most applications and libraries, where all applications open the same set of databases for a particular user and machine. This configuration would not be in any one application's specific directory of application configuration files, but would be part of the system. One problem with this approach is that not all NSS applications run on systems which will have a 'system configured' NSS. In addition, there are still cases where the user may want to keep multiple different configurations for testing (Mozilla profiles for example). Finally, some applications only need read-only access to the NSS configuration, but other applications (like Firefox, or Thunderbird) need read-write access. This means if a read/only library initializes first, then a read/write application will not be able to update the database. (what?? --[[User:Nelsonb|MisterTLS]] 21:48, 1 September 2009 (UTC) I've changed application->library. This is a real issue that I believe sun reported. PAM calls pam-ldap which initializes NSS read only. now FF and TB can't get to their databases.) | ||
=== Restrictions on any future solution === | === Restrictions on any future solution === | ||