[Bug 608930] Re: libnss-ldap needlessly (and indirectly) depend on libpam-ldap

[Schlomo Schapiro]

I am the original reporter of this bug...

IMHO it is also wrong that libnss-ldap depends on ldap-auth-client.
ldap-auth-client (correctly) depends on both libpam-ldap and libnss-ldap
so that a user wishing to install "regular" LDAP authentication can use
ldap-auth-client to activate both.

But the software in libnss-ldap does not need the software in ldap-auth-
client!

Therefore it is a bug and this dependency should be removed. Maybe
somebody added it as a convenience, but is actually wrong and should be
removed.

IMHO a correct dependency tree should look like this:

ldap-auth-client -> libpam-ldap
                         -> libnss-ldap
                        -> auth-client-config (suggests)

There should be no other dependencies between the other packages as they
serve no purpose I can see.

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libnss-ldap needlessly (and indirectly) depend on libpam-ldap
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/608930
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