Making a dynamically-linked root

[Jan Grant]

On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Tim Kientzle wrote:

> Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
>
> > Gordon Tetlow <gordont at gnf.org> writes:
> >>... my boot time ... went from 12 seconds with a static root to 15
> >>seconds with a dynamic root.
> >
> > Was /bin/sh dynamically linked?  It shouldn't be.
>
>
> Sorry, but /bin/sh calls 'getpwnam()', which means
> /bin/sh should use NSS, and thus needs to be
> dynamically linked.

I don't think this reasoning is completely sound. A functional (but
minimalist) static /bin/sh (or /sbin/sh) will still let you run
/usr/local/bells-and-whistles/sh if you need ~user.


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