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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1997-12-08 03:06:47 +0000
committerUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>1997-12-08 03:06:47 +0000
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1997-12-08 03:24  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* Makeconfig: Define $(rt) to rt if linuxthreads is available.
	* Makefile (subdirs): Replace rt by $(rt).

	* shlib-versions: Use version .2 for NSS modules.

	* grp/fgetgrent_r.c (LINE_PARSER): Call parse_line with extra
	argument.
	* pwd/fgetpwent_r.c: Likewise.
	* spwd/fgetspent_r.c: Likewise.
	* spwd/sgetspent_r.c: Likewise.
	* hesiod/nss_hesiod/hesiod-grp.c (lookup): Add new argument.
	Store error number in *ERRNOP.  Little optimization.
	* hesiod/nss_hesiod/hesiod-pwd.c: Likewise.
	* hesiod/nss_hesiod/hesiod-service.c: Likewise.
	* inet/getnetgrent_r.c (__internal_setnetgrent_reuse): Likewise.
	(__internal_getnetgrent_r): New argument.
	Call __internal_setnetgrent_reuse with new argument.
	(__getnetgrent_r): Call __internal_getnetgrent_r with new argument.
	* inet/netgroup.h: Add argument to prototypes.
	* nis/nisplus-parser.h: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c: Change everything to store error
	code through provided pointer and not use errno.
	* nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-alias.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-ethers.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-grp.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-hosts.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-netgrp.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-network.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-proto.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-publickey.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-rpc.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-service.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nis/nis-spwd.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-parser.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c: Likewise.
	* nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c: Likewise.
	* nss/nss_db/db-XXX.c: Likewise.
	* nss/nss_db/db-alias.c: Likewise.
	* nss/nss_db/db-netgrp.c: Likewise.
	* nss/nss_files/files-XXX.c: Likewise
	* nss/nss_files/files-alias.c: Likewise
	* nss/nss_files/files-netgrp.c: Likewise
	* nss/nss_files/files-parse.c: Likewise
	* nss/getXXbyYY_r.c: Call with __errno_location() as value for new
	parameter of get functions.
	* nss/getXXent_r.c: Likewise.

	* localedata/tst-fmon.c: Print debug info if test fails.

	* rt/Makefile (routines): Add aio_notify.
	* rt/aio.h: Remove non-public definitions.  Add aioinit stuff.
	* rt/aio_cancel.c: Rewrite to support lio_listio and aio_suspend.
	* rt/aio_fsync.c: Likewise.
	* rt/aio_misc.c: Likewise.
	* rt/aio_misc.h: Likewise.
	* rt/aio_read.c: Likewise.
	* rt/aio_read64.c: Likewise.
	* rt/aio_suspend.c: Likewise.
	* rt/aio_write.c: Likewise.
	* rt/aio_write64.c: Likewise.
	* rt/lio_listio.c: Likewise.
	* rt/lio_listio64.c: Likewise.
	* rt/aio_notify.c: New file.

	* sysdeps/generic/bits/sigset.h: Pretty print.

	* sysdeps/posix/pwrite.c: Define weak alias only if function is
	really defined as __pwrite.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pread.c: Rewrite to use syscall directly
	instead of pread64.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pwrite.c: Likewise.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/Makefile [$(subdir)=signal]
	(sysdep_routines): Add rt_sigpending and rt_sigreturn.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigaction.c: Use correct value for sigset_t
	size in syscall.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigpending.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigprocmask.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigreturn.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigsuspend.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigtimedwait.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sigwaitinfo.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sigaction.c: Likewise.  Take care
	for ACT being NULL.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/syscalls.list: Don't mention user for
	RT signals.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/s_pread64.s: Return ENOSYS if
	__NR_pread is not defined.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/s_pwrite64.s: Return ENOSYS if
	__NR_pwrite is not defined.

1997-12-07 11:15  Thorsten Kukuk  <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>

	* nis/nss_compat/compat-grp.c: If buffer is to small, set the file
	handle for /etc/group back in some more cases.
	* nis/nss_compat/compat-pwd.c: If buffer is to small, set the file
	handle for /etc/passwd back in some more cases.
	* nis/nss_compat/compat-spwd.c: If buffer is to small, set the file
	handle for /etc/shadow back in some more cases.

1997-12-06 17:00  H.J. Lu  <hjl@gnu.org>

	* sysdeps/posix/sigblock.c (__sigblock): Don't check int mask
	beyound its size.
	* sysdeps/posix/sigsetmask.c (__sigsetmask): Ditto.
	* sysdeps/posix/sigvec.c (convert_mask, __sigvec): Ditto.

1997-12-06 04:38  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* sysdeps/wordsize-32/inttypes.h: Rewrite {str,wcs}to{i,u}max
	handling.  Don't use macros, we need functions.  Use inline functions
	for optimization.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-64/inttypes.h: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-32/Makefile: Add strtoimax, stroumax, wcstoimax,
	and wcstoumax.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-64/Makefile: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-32/Dist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-64/Dist: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-32/strtoimax.c: New file.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-32/strtoumax.c: New file.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-32/wcstoimax.c: New file.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-32/wcstoumax.c: New file.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-64/strtoimax.c: New file.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-64/strtoumax.c: New file.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-64/wcstoimax.c: New file.
	* sysdeps/wordsize-64/wcstoumax.c: New file.

1997-12-04 10:40  Philip Blundell  <pb@nexus.co.uk>

	* sysdeps/generic/wait3.c (__wait3): Use ANSI-style definition so
	that transparent union works.
	* sysdeps/generic/wait4.c (__wait4): Likewise.
	* sysdeps/generic/wait.c (__wait): Likewise.

	* sysdeps/generic/getpeername.c (getpeername): Use socklen_t not
	size_t.

	* sysdeps/generic/syscall.c (syscall): Return value and arg are
	long, to match prototype.

	* malloc/malloc.c (HAVE_MREMAP): Set to 0 for ARM, as we don't
	have mremap() yet.

	* sysdeps/generic/usleep.c (usleep): Returns void, to match prototype.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/syscalls.list: New file.

	* sysdeps/generic/bits/time.h: Use __time_t not time_t.

	* sysdeps/generic/bits/resource.h: Include <bits/types.h> for
	__rlim_t.

	* sysdeps/standalone/arm/bits/errno.h (ENOTTY): Added.

	* sysdeps/generic/bits/dirent.h (struct dirent64): Added.

	* io/sys/stat.h (S_ISLNK): Always false if we don't have
	__S_IFLNK.

	* sysdeps/standalone/close.c (_STDIO_H): Define before including
	<bits/stdio_lim.h>.
	* sysdeps/standalone/filedesc.h (_STDIO_H): Likewise.

1997-12-06 01:09  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>

	* posix/sys/wait.h: Don't use transparent unions in C++.

1997-12-05  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>

	* time/time.h: Add strfxtime.

	* libc.map: Add tcgetsid, strcasestr, wmemrtombs, wmemrtowcs,
	sysv_signal, strfxtime, pread64, pwrite64.

1997-11-30 21:57  Richard Henderson  <rth@cygnus.com>

	Alpha changes for EGCS:
	* config.h.in (ASM_ALPHA_NG_SYMBOL_PREFIX): New entry.
	* configure.in (libc_cv_gcc_alpha_ng_prefix): New check.
	* sysdeps/alpha/dl-machine.h (_dl_runtime_resolve): Care for prefix.
	(_start): Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/init-first.h: Likewise.
Diffstat (limited to 'nis/nss_nisplus')
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c73
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c96
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c59
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c131
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c16
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c125
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-parser.c96
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c93
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c60
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c78
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c103
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c99
-rw-r--r--nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c50
13 files changed, 654 insertions, 425 deletions
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c
index 76c6f25813..381ad18228 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-alias.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static u_long tablename_len = 0;
         ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 static enum nss_status
-_nss_create_tablename (void)
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ _nss_create_tablename (void)
       p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
       tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
       if (tablename_val == NULL)
-        return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = errno;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -61,38 +64,38 @@ _nss_create_tablename (void)
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_aliasent (nis_result *result, unsigned long entry,
 			     struct aliasent *alias, char *buffer,
-			     size_t buflen)
+			     size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
-  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-      __type_of (&result->objects.objects_val[entry]) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-      strcmp(result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_type,
-	     "mail_aliases") != 0 ||
-      result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 2)
+  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+      || __type_of (&result->objects.objects_val[entry]) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_type,
+		 "mail_aliases") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 2)
     return 0;
   else
     {
-      char *first_unused = buffer + NISENTRYLEN(0, 1, result) + 1;
+      char *first_unused = buffer + NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result) + 1;
       size_t room_left =
 	buflen - (buflen % __alignof__ (char *)) -
-	NISENTRYLEN(0, 1, result) - 2;
+	NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result) - 2;
       char *line;
       char *cp;
 
-      if (NISENTRYLEN(entry, 1, result) >= buflen)
+      if (NISENTRYLEN (entry, 1, result) >= buflen)
 	{
 	  /* The line is too long for our buffer.  */
 	no_more_room:
-	  __set_errno (ERANGE);
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return -1;
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  strncpy (buffer, NISENTRYVAL(entry, 1, result),
-		   NISENTRYLEN(entry, 1, result));
-	  buffer[NISENTRYLEN(entry, 1, result)] = '\0';
+	  strncpy (buffer, NISENTRYVAL (entry, 1, result),
+		   NISENTRYLEN (entry, 1, result));
+	  buffer[NISENTRYLEN (entry, 1, result)] = '\0';
 	}
 
       if (NISENTRYLEN(entry, 0, result) >= room_left)
@@ -102,8 +105,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_aliasent (nis_result *result, unsigned long entry,
       alias->alias_members_len = 0;
       *first_unused = '\0';
       ++first_unused;
-      strcpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL(entry, 0, result));
-      first_unused[NISENTRYLEN(entry, 0, result)] = '\0';
+      strcpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (entry, 0, result));
+      first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (entry, 0, result)] = '\0';
       alias->alias_name = first_unused;
 
       /* Terminate the line for any case.  */
@@ -153,16 +156,17 @@ static enum nss_status
 internal_setaliasent (void)
 {
   enum nss_status status;
+  int err;
 
   if (result)
     nis_freeresult (result);
   result = NULL;
 
-  if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+  if (_nss_create_tablename (&err) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   next_entry = 0;
-  result = nis_list(tablename_val, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+  result = nis_list (tablename_val, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
   status = niserr2nss (result->status);
   if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
@@ -203,7 +207,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_endaliasent (void)
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nisplus_getaliasent_r (struct aliasent *alias,
-				char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+				char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
@@ -222,8 +226,9 @@ internal_nisplus_getaliasent_r (struct aliasent *alias,
       if (next_entry >= result->objects.objects_len)
 	return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_aliasent (result, next_entry, alias,
-						    buffer, buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_aliasent (result, next_entry, alias,
+					       buffer, buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 
       ++next_entry;
@@ -234,13 +239,13 @@ internal_nisplus_getaliasent_r (struct aliasent *alias,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getaliasent_r (struct aliasent *result, char *buffer,
-			    size_t buflen)
+			    size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int status;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nisplus_getaliasent_r (result, buffer, buflen);
+  status = internal_nisplus_getaliasent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -249,28 +254,32 @@ _nss_nisplus_getaliasent_r (struct aliasent *result, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getaliasbyname_r (const char *name, struct aliasent *alias,
-			    char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			    char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename() != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
-  if (name != NULL || strlen(name) <= 8)
+  if (name != NULL || strlen (name) <= 8)
     {
       nis_result *result;
       char buf[strlen (name) + 30 + tablename_len];
 
-      sprintf(buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
 
-      result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	return niserr2nss (result->status);
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_aliasent (result, 0, alias,
-						    buffer, buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_aliasent (result, 0, alias,
+					       buffer, buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 
       if (parse_res)
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c
index 8ca6935cc7..76805f1403 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-ethers.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct etherent_data {};
 
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (nis_result *result, struct etherent *ether,
-			   char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   char *p = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
@@ -61,18 +61,18 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (nis_result *result, struct etherent *ether,
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
-  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-      result->objects.objects_len != 1 ||
-      __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-      strcmp(NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_type,
-             "ethers_tbl") != 0 ||
-      NIS_RES_OBJECT(result)->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 2)
+  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+      || result->objects.objects_len != 1
+      || __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_type,
+		 "ethers_tbl") != 0
+      || NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 2)
     return 0;
 
   /* Generate the ether entry format and use the normal parser */
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) +1 > room_left)
     {
-      __set_errno (ERANGE);
+      *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
   strncpy (p, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result), NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (nis_result *result, struct etherent *ether,
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-_nss_create_tablename (void)
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ _nss_create_tablename (void)
       p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
       tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
       if (tablename_val == NULL)
-        return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = errno;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setetherent (void)
 {
   enum nss_status status;
+  int err;
 
   status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_setetherent (void)
     nis_freeresult (result);
   result = NULL;
 
-  if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+  if (_nss_create_tablename (&err) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
@@ -140,13 +144,17 @@ _nss_nisplus_endetherent (void)
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nisplus_getetherent_r (struct etherent *ether, char *buffer,
-				size_t buflen)
+				size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   /* Get the next entry until we found a correct one. */
   do
@@ -156,7 +164,7 @@ internal_nisplus_getetherent_r (struct etherent *ether, char *buffer,
       if (result == NULL)
 	{
 	  saved_result = NULL;
-	  result = nis_first_entry(tablename_val);
+	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    return niserr2nss (result->status);
 	}
@@ -174,10 +182,12 @@ internal_nisplus_getetherent_r (struct etherent *ether, char *buffer,
 	    }
 	}
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (result, ether, buffer,
-						    buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (result, ether, buffer,
+					       buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  result = saved_result;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
@@ -194,13 +204,13 @@ internal_nisplus_getetherent_r (struct etherent *ether, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getetherent_r (struct etherent *result, char *buffer,
-			    size_t buflen)
+			    size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int status;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nisplus_getetherent_r (result, buffer, buflen);
+  status = internal_nisplus_getetherent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -209,22 +219,26 @@ _nss_nisplus_getetherent_r (struct etherent *result, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_gethostton_r (const char *name, struct etherent *eth,
-			   char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   if (name != NULL)
     {
       nis_result *result;
       char buf[strlen (name) + 40 + tablename_len];
 
-      sprintf(buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
 
-      result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
@@ -233,10 +247,12 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostton_r (const char *name, struct etherent *eth,
 	  return status;
 	}
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (result, eth, buffer,
-						    buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (result, eth, buffer,
+					       buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
 
@@ -249,15 +265,19 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostton_r (const char *name, struct etherent *eth,
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getntohost_r (const struct ether_addr *addr,
 			   struct etherent *eth,
-			   char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   if (addr == NULL)
     {
-      __set_errno (EINVAL);
+      *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
   else
@@ -267,12 +287,12 @@ _nss_nisplus_getntohost_r (const struct ether_addr *addr,
       char buf[255 + tablename_len];
 
       memset (&buf, '\0', sizeof (buf));
-      sprintf(buf, "[addr=%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x],ethers.org_dir",
-	      addr->ether_addr_octet[0], addr->ether_addr_octet[1],
-	      addr->ether_addr_octet[2], addr->ether_addr_octet[3],
-	      addr->ether_addr_octet[4], addr->ether_addr_octet[5]);
+      sprintf (buf, "[addr=%x:%x:%x:%x:%x:%x],ethers.org_dir",
+	       addr->ether_addr_octet[0], addr->ether_addr_octet[1],
+	       addr->ether_addr_octet[2], addr->ether_addr_octet[3],
+	       addr->ether_addr_octet[4], addr->ether_addr_octet[5]);
 
-      result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
@@ -281,10 +301,12 @@ _nss_nisplus_getntohost_r (const struct ether_addr *addr,
 	  return status;
 	}
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (result, eth, buffer,
-						    buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_etherent (result, eth, buffer,
+					       buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
 
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c
index fb200321d2..4ac048ef05 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-grp.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static nis_name tablename_val = NULL;
 static u_long tablename_len = 0;
 
 static enum nss_status
-_nss_create_tablename (void)
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ _nss_create_tablename (void)
       p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
       tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
       if (tablename_val == NULL)
-        return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = errno;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ static enum nss_status
 internal_setgrent (void)
 {
   enum nss_status status;
+  int err;
 
   if (result)
     nis_freeresult (result);
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ internal_setgrent (void)
   next_entry = 0;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+    if (_nss_create_tablename (&err) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
   result = nis_list (tablename_val, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
@@ -106,7 +110,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_endgrent (void)
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-internal_nisplus_getgrent_r (struct group *gr, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+internal_nisplus_getgrent_r (struct group *gr, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
+			     int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
@@ -125,8 +130,9 @@ internal_nisplus_getgrent_r (struct group *gr, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
       if (next_entry >= result->objects.objects_len)
 	return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (result, next_entry, gr,
-						 buffer, buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (result, next_entry, gr,
+					    buffer, buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 
       ++next_entry;
@@ -137,13 +143,14 @@ internal_nisplus_getgrent_r (struct group *gr, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 }
 
 enum nss_status
-_nss_nisplus_getgrent_r (struct group *result, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+_nss_nisplus_getgrent_r (struct group *result, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
+			 int *errnop)
 {
   int status;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nisplus_getgrent_r (result, buffer, buflen);
+  status = internal_nisplus_getgrent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -152,13 +159,17 @@ _nss_nisplus_getgrent_r (struct group *result, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getgrnam_r (const char *name, struct group *gr,
-			 char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			 char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename() != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   if (name == NULL || strlen (name) > 8)
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
@@ -179,11 +190,15 @@ _nss_nisplus_getgrnam_r (const char *name, struct group *gr,
 	  return status;
 	}
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (result, 0, gr, buffer, buflen);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (result, 0, gr, buffer, buflen,
+					    errnop);
       nis_freeresult (result);
 
       if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (parse_res)
 	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -193,11 +208,15 @@ _nss_nisplus_getgrnam_r (const char *name, struct group *gr,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getgrgid_r (const gid_t gid, struct group *gr,
-			 char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			 char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename() != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   {
     int parse_res;
@@ -216,12 +235,16 @@ _nss_nisplus_getgrgid_r (const gid_t gid, struct group *gr,
 	return status;
       }
 
-    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (result, 0, gr, buffer, buflen);
+    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (result, 0, gr, buffer, buflen,
+					  errnop);
 
     nis_freeresult (result);
 
     if (parse_res == -1)
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      {
+	*errnop = ERANGE;
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
 
     if (parse_res)
       return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
index d1aa5ef787..8514a63e8a 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-hosts.c
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ static u_long tablename_len = 0;
         ((res)->objects.objects_val[(idx)].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_val[(col)].ec_value.ec_value_len)
 
 /* Get implementation for some internal functions. */
-#include "../../resolv/mapv4v6addr.h"
+#include <resolv/mapv4v6addr.h>
 
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (nis_result *result, int af, struct hostent *host,
-			    char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			    char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   unsigned int i;
   char *first_unused = buffer;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (nis_result *result, int af, struct hostent *host,
   if (room_left < NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result) + 1)
     {
     no_more_room:
-      __set_errno (ERANGE);
+      *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (nis_result *result, int af, struct hostent *host,
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-_nss_create_tablename (void)
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@ _nss_create_tablename (void)
       p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
       tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
       if (tablename_val == NULL)
-        return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = errno;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -190,6 +193,7 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_sethostent (void)
 {
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  int err;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
@@ -198,8 +202,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_sethostent (void)
   result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename() != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_endhostent (void)
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nisplus_gethostent_r (struct hostent *host, char *buffer,
-			       size_t buflen, int *herrnop)
+			       size_t buflen, int *errnop, int *herrnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
@@ -235,17 +238,21 @@ internal_nisplus_gethostent_r (struct hostent *host, char *buffer,
 	{
 	  saved_res = NULL;
 	  if (tablename_val == NULL)
-	    if (_nss_create_tablename() != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-	      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+	    {
+	      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
 
-	  result = nis_first_entry(tablename_val);
+	      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
+	    }
+
+	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
             {
               enum nss_status retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
               if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
                 {
                   *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
-                  __set_errno (EAGAIN);
+                  *errnop = errno;
                 }
               return retval;
             }
@@ -267,22 +274,23 @@ internal_nisplus_gethostent_r (struct hostent *host, char *buffer,
               if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
                 {
                   *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
-                  __set_errno (EAGAIN);
+		  *errnop = errno;
                 }
               return retval;
             }
 	}
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (result, AF_INET6,
-					      host, buffer, buflen);
-      if (parse_res < 1 && errno != ERANGE)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (result, AF_INET6, host, buffer,
+					      buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res < 1 && *errnop != ERANGE)
 	parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (result, AF_INET, host,
-						buffer, buflen);
-      if (parse_res < 1 && errno == ERANGE)
+						buffer, buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res < 1 && *errnop == ERANGE)
         {
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
 	  result = saved_res;
           *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
           return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
         }
       if (saved_res != NULL)
@@ -295,13 +303,14 @@ internal_nisplus_gethostent_r (struct hostent *host, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_gethostent_r (struct hostent *result, char *buffer,
-			   size_t buflen, int *herrnop)
+			   size_t buflen, int *errnop, int *herrnop)
 {
   int status;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nisplus_gethostent_r (result, buffer, buflen, herrnop);
+  status = internal_nisplus_gethostent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop,
+					  herrnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -310,20 +319,25 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostent_r (struct hostent *result, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
-			      char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *herrnop)
+			       char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop,
+			       int *herrnop)
 {
   int parse_res, retval;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename() != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      {
-	*herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
-	return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
-      }
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	{
+	  *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+	}
+    }
 
   if (name == NULL)
     {
-      __set_errno (EINVAL);
+      *errnop = EINVAL;
       *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
@@ -334,38 +348,38 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
 
       /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
 	 for the next search */
-      sprintf(buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-      result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
       /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
 	 database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-	  __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-	  strcmp(result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-		 "hosts_tbl") != 0 ||
-	  result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
-	sprintf(buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+		     "hosts_tbl") != 0
+	  || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
       else
-	sprintf(buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result),
-		tablename_val);
+	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result),
+		 tablename_val);
 
       nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
       retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
       if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         {
           if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
             {
-              __set_errno (EAGAIN);
+	      *errnop = errno;
               *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
             }
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
           return retval;
         }
 
-      parse_res =
-	_nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (result, af, host, buffer, buflen);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (result, af, host, buffer,
+					      buflen, errnop);
 
       nis_freeresult (result);
 
@@ -374,7 +388,10 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
 
       *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       else
 	return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
@@ -382,30 +399,35 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostbyname2_r (const char *name, int af, struct hostent *host,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_gethostbyname_r (const char *name, struct hostent *host,
-			      char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *h_errnop)
+			      char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop,
+			      int *h_errnop)
 {
   if (_res.options & RES_USE_INET6)
     {
       enum nss_status status;
 
       status = _nss_nisplus_gethostbyname2_r (name, AF_INET6, host, buffer,
-					      buflen, h_errnop);
+					      buflen, errnop, h_errnop);
       if (status == NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         return status;
     }
 
   return _nss_nisplus_gethostbyname2_r (name, AF_INET, host, buffer,
-					buflen, h_errnop);
+					buflen, errnop, h_errnop);
 }
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_gethostbyaddr_r (const char *addr, int addrlen, int type,
 			      struct hostent *host, char *buffer,
-			      size_t buflen, int *herrnop)
+			      size_t buflen, int *errnop, int *herrnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename() != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   if (addr == NULL)
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
@@ -416,15 +438,15 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostbyaddr_r (const char *addr, int addrlen, int type,
       int retval, parse_res;
 
       sprintf (buf, "[addr=%s],%s",
-	       inet_ntoa (*(struct in_addr *)addr), tablename_val);
-      result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
+	       inet_ntoa (*(struct in_addr *) addr), tablename_val);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
       retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
       if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
         {
           if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
             {
-              __set_errno (EAGAIN);
+	      *errnop = errno;
               *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
             }
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
@@ -432,7 +454,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostbyaddr_r (const char *addr, int addrlen, int type,
         }
 
       parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_hostent (result, type, host,
-					      buffer, buflen);
+					      buffer, buflen, errnop);
       nis_freeresult (result);
 
       if (parse_res > 0)
@@ -440,7 +462,10 @@ _nss_nisplus_gethostbyaddr_r (const char *addr, int addrlen, int type,
 
       *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       else
 	return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c
index 2a2f4b5ec9..5d5b727292 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-netgrp.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static unsigned long position = 0;
 
 static enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_parse_netgroup (struct __netgrent *result, char *buffer,
-			     size_t buflen)
+			     size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   enum nss_status status;
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_netgroup (struct __netgrent *result, char *buffer,
       result->type = group_val;
       if (NISENTRYLEN (position, 1, data) >= buflen)
 	{
-	  __set_errno (ERANGE);
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
       strncpy (buffer, NISENTRYVAL (position, 1, data),
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_netgroup (struct __netgrent *result, char *buffer,
   if (NISENTRYLEN (position, 2, data) + NISENTRYLEN (position, 3, data) +
       NISENTRYLEN (position, 4, data) + 6 > buflen)
     {
-      __set_errno (ERANGE);
+      *errnop = ERANGE;
       status = NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     }
   else
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_netgroup (struct __netgrent *result, char *buffer,
 	  result->val.triple.host = cp;
 	  cp = __stpncpy (cp, NISENTRYVAL (position, 2, data),
 			  NISENTRYLEN (position, 2, data));
-	  *cp = '\0';
-	  ++cp;
+	  *cp++ = '\0';
 	}
 
       if (NISENTRYLEN (position, 3, data) == 0)
@@ -105,8 +104,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_netgroup (struct __netgrent *result, char *buffer,
 	  result->val.triple.user = cp;
 	  cp = __stpncpy (cp, NISENTRYVAL (position, 3, data),
 			  NISENTRYLEN (position, 3, data));
-	  *cp = '\0';
-	  ++cp;
+	  *cp++ = '\0';
 	}
 
       if (NISENTRYLEN (position, 4, data) == 0)
@@ -190,13 +188,13 @@ _nss_nisplus_endnetgrent (void)
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getnetgrent_r (struct __netgrent *result,
-			    char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			    char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   enum nss_status status;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = _nss_nisplus_parse_netgroup (result, buffer, buflen);
+  status = _nss_nisplus_parse_netgroup (result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c
index e548017068..b39a54fe03 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-network.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static u_long tablename_len = 0;
 
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (nis_result *result, struct netent *network,
-			    char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			    char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
@@ -53,24 +53,24 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (nis_result *result, struct netent *network,
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
-  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-      __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-      strcmp(result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
-             "networks_tbl") != 0 ||
-      result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
+		 "networks_tbl") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
     return 0;
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN(0, 0, result) >= room_left)
     {
       /* The line is too long for our buffer.  */
     no_more_room:
-      __set_errno (ERANGE);
+      *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
 
   strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result),
            NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
-  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN(0, 0, result)] = '\0';
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result)] = '\0';
   network->n_name = first_unused;
   room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
   first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (nis_result *result, struct netent *network,
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-_nss_create_tablename (void)
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ _nss_create_tablename (void)
       p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
       tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
       if (tablename_val == NULL)
-        return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = errno;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setnetent (void)
 {
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  int err;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
@@ -171,8 +175,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_setnetent (void)
   result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      status = NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_endnetent (void)
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nisplus_getnetent_r (struct netent *network, char *buffer,
-			       size_t buflen, int *herrnop)
+			       size_t buflen, int *errnop, int *herrnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
@@ -209,10 +212,14 @@ internal_nisplus_getnetent_r (struct netent *network, char *buffer,
 	  saved_res = NULL;
 
 	  if (tablename_val == NULL)
-	    if (_nss_create_tablename() != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-	      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+	    {
+	      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+	      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
+	    }
 
-	  result = nis_first_entry(tablename_val);
+	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    {
 	      int retval;
@@ -223,7 +230,7 @@ internal_nisplus_getnetent_r (struct netent *network, char *buffer,
 	      if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 		{
 		  *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
-		  __set_errno (EAGAIN);
+		  *errnop = errno;
 		  return retval;
 		}
 	      else
@@ -234,7 +241,7 @@ internal_nisplus_getnetent_r (struct netent *network, char *buffer,
 	{
 	  nis_result *res;
 
-	  res = nis_next_entry(tablename_val, &result->cookie);
+	  res = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
 	  saved_res = result;
 	  result = res;
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
@@ -247,14 +254,15 @@ internal_nisplus_getnetent_r (struct netent *network, char *buffer,
 	      if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 		{
 		  *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
-		  __set_errno (EAGAIN);
+		  *errnop = errno;
 		}
 	      return retval;
 	    }
 	}
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (result, network, buffer,
-						  buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (result, network, buffer,
+					     buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
         {
           *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
           return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
@@ -267,13 +275,14 @@ internal_nisplus_getnetent_r (struct netent *network, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getnetent_r (struct netent *result, char *buffer,
-			   size_t buflen, int *herrnop)
+			   size_t buflen, int *errnop, int *herrnop)
 {
   int status;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nisplus_getnetent_r (result, buffer, buflen, herrnop);
+  status = internal_nisplus_getnetent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop,
+					 herrnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -282,17 +291,22 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetent_r (struct netent *result, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getnetbyname_r (const char *name, struct netent *network,
-			      char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *herrnop)
+			      char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop,
+			     int *herrnop)
 {
   int parse_res, retval;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename() != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   if (name == NULL)
     {
-      __set_errno (EINVAL);
+      *errnop = EINVAL;
       *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
@@ -303,38 +317,38 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetbyname_r (const char *name, struct netent *network,
 
       /* Search at first in the alias list, and use the correct name
 	 for the next search */
-      sprintf(buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
-      result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
 
       /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
 	 database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS &&
-	   result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-	  __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-	  strcmp(result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
-		 "networks_tbl") != 0 ||
-	  result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
-	sprintf(buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
+		     "networks_tbl") != 0
+	  || result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
       else
-	sprintf(buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result),
-		tablename_val);
+	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
+		 tablename_val);
 
       nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_LINKS | FOLLOW_PATH, NULL, NULL);
 
       retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
       if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	    {
-	      __set_errno (EAGAIN);
+	      *errnop = errno;
 	      *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
 	    }
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
 	  return retval;
 	}
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (result, network, buffer, buflen);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (result, network, buffer, buflen,
+					     errnop);
 
       nis_freeresult (result);
 
@@ -343,7 +357,10 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetbyname_r (const char *name, struct netent *network,
 
       *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
       if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       else
 	return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
@@ -352,12 +369,16 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetbyname_r (const char *name, struct netent *network,
 /* XXX type is ignored, SUN's NIS+ table doesn't support it */
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getnetbyaddr_r (const unsigned long addr, const int type,
-			     struct netent *network,
-			     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *herrnop)
+			     struct netent *network, char *buffer,
+			     size_t buflen, int *errnop, int *herrnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename() != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   {
     int parse_res, retval;
@@ -368,21 +389,22 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetbyaddr_r (const unsigned long addr, const int type,
     in = inet_makeaddr (addr, 0);
     sprintf (buf, "[addr=%s],%s", inet_ntoa (in), tablename_val);
 
-    result = nis_list(buf, EXPAND_NAME, NULL, NULL);
+    result = nis_list (buf, EXPAND_NAME, NULL, NULL);
 
     retval = niserr2nss (result->status);
     if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
       {
 	if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
 	  {
-	    __set_errno (EAGAIN);
+	    *errnop = errno;
 	    *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
 	  }
 	nis_freeresult (result);
 	return retval;
       }
 
-    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (result, network, buffer, buflen);
+    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_netent (result, network, buffer, buflen,
+					   errnop);
 
     nis_freeresult (result);
 
@@ -391,7 +413,10 @@ _nss_nisplus_getnetbyaddr_r (const unsigned long addr, const int type,
 
     *herrnop = NETDB_INTERNAL;
     if (parse_res == -1)
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      {
+	*errnop = ERANGE;
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
     else
       return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
   }
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-parser.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-parser.c
index b700fa66b4..fa4073e6d8 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-parser.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-parser.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (nis_result *result, struct passwd *pw,
-			  char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			  char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
@@ -42,35 +42,35 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (nis_result *result, struct passwd *pw,
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
-  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-      result->objects.objects_len != 1 ||
-      __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-      strcmp(result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-	     "passwd_tbl") != 0 ||
-      result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 7)
+  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+      || result->objects.objects_len != 1
+      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+		 "passwd_tbl") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 7)
     return 0;
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) >= room_left)
     {
       /* The line is too long for our buffer.  */
     no_more_room:
-      __set_errno (ERANGE);
+      *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result),
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
 	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
-  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN(0, 0, result)] = '\0';
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result)] = '\0';
   pw->pw_name = first_unused;
   room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
   first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
 
-  if (NISENTRYLEN(0, 1, result) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL(0, 1, result),
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 1, result),
 	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result));
-  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN(0, 1, result)] = '\0';
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result)] = '\0';
   pw->pw_passwd = first_unused;
   room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
   first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
@@ -80,17 +80,17 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (nis_result *result, struct passwd *pw,
 
   strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 2, result),
 	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result));
-  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN(0, 2, result)] = '\0';
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result)] = '\0';
   pw->pw_uid = atoi (first_unused);
   room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
   first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
 
-  if (NISENTRYLEN(0, 3, result) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 3, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL(0, 3, result),
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 3, result),
 	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 3, result));
-  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN(0, 3, result)] = '\0';
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 3, result)] = '\0';
   pw->pw_gid = atoi (first_unused);
   room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
   first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
@@ -98,24 +98,24 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (nis_result *result, struct passwd *pw,
   if (NISENTRYLEN(0, 4, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
-  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL(0, 4, result),
+  strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 4, result),
 	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 4, result));
-  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN(0, 4, result)] = '\0';
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 4, result)] = '\0';
   pw->pw_gecos = first_unused;
   room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
   first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
 
-  if (NISENTRYLEN(0, 5, result) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 5, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
   strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 5, result),
 	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 5, result));
-  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN(0, 5, result)] = '\0';
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 5, result)] = '\0';
   pw->pw_dir = first_unused;
   room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
   first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
 
-  if (NISENTRYLEN(0, 6, result) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 6, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
   strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 6, result),
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (nis_result *result, struct passwd *pw,
 }
 
 int
-_nss_nisplus_parse_grent (nis_result *result, u_long entry,
-			  struct group *gr, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+_nss_nisplus_parse_grent (nis_result *result, u_long entry, struct group *gr,
+			  char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
@@ -140,18 +140,18 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (nis_result *result, u_long entry,
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
-  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-      __type_of(result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-      strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_type,
-	      "group_tbl") != 0 ||
-      result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
+  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+      || __type_of(result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_type,
+		 "group_tbl") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val[entry].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
     return 0;
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (entry, 0, result) >= room_left)
     {
       /* The line is too long for our buffer.  */
     no_more_room:
-      __set_errno (ERANGE);
+      *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_grent (nis_result *result, u_long entry,
 
 int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (nis_result *result, struct spwd *sp,
-			  char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			  char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
@@ -248,35 +248,35 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (nis_result *result, struct spwd *sp,
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
-  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-      result->objects.objects_len != 1 ||
-      __type_of(result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-      strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-	      "passwd_tbl") != 0 ||
-      result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 8)
+  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+      || result->objects.objects_len != 1
+      || __type_of(result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+		 "passwd_tbl") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 8)
     return 0;
 
-  if (NISENTRYLEN(0, 0, result) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) >= room_left)
     {
       /* The line is too long for our buffer.  */
     no_more_room:
-      __set_errno (ERANGE);
+      *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
 
   strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
 	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
-  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN(0, 0, result)] = '\0';
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result)] = '\0';
   sp->sp_namp = first_unused;
   room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
   first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
 
-  if (NISENTRYLEN(0, 1, result) >= room_left)
+  if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result) >= room_left)
     goto no_more_room;
 
   strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 1, result),
 	   NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result));
-  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN(0, 1, result)] = '\0';
+  first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 1, result)] = '\0';
   sp->sp_pwdp = first_unused;
   room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
   first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
@@ -300,40 +300,40 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (nis_result *result, struct spwd *sp,
       if (cp == NULL)
 	return 0;
       *cp++ = '\0';
-      sp->sp_min = atol(line);
+      sp->sp_min = atol (line);
 
       line = cp;
       cp = strchr (line, ':');
       if (cp == NULL)
 	return 0;
       *cp++ = '\0';
-      sp->sp_max = atol(line);
+      sp->sp_max = atol (line);
 
       line = cp;
       cp = strchr (line, ':');
       if (cp == NULL)
 	return 0;
       *cp++ = '\0';
-      sp->sp_warn = atol(line);
+      sp->sp_warn = atol (line);
 
       line = cp;
       cp = strchr (line, ':');
       if (cp == NULL)
 	return 0;
       *cp++ = '\0';
-      sp->sp_inact = atol(line);
+      sp->sp_inact = atol (line);
 
       line = cp;
       cp = strchr (line, ':');
       if (cp == NULL)
 	return 0;
       *cp++ = '\0';
-      sp->sp_expire = atol(line);
+      sp->sp_expire = atol (line);
 
       line = cp;
       if (line == NULL)
 	return 0;
-      sp->sp_flag = atol(line);
+      sp->sp_flag = atol (line);
     }
 
   return 1;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c
index 2cbd9fe2fa..262276f301 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-proto.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static u_long tablename_len = 0;
 
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (nis_result * result, struct protoent *proto,
-			     char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (nis_result * result, struct protoent *proto,
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
-  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-      __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-      strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_type, "protocols_tbl") != 0
+  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+      || __type_of (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_type,
+		 "protocols_tbl") != 0
       || NIS_RES_OBJECT (result)->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
     return 0;
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (nis_result * result, struct protoent *proto,
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) + 1 > room_left)
     {
     no_more_room:
-      __set_errno (ERANGE);
+      *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
   strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (nis_result * result, struct protoent *proto,
   proto->p_aliases = (char **) first_unused;
   if (room_left < sizeof (char *))
     goto no_more_room;
-  room_left -= (sizeof (char *));
+  room_left -= sizeof (char *);
   proto->p_aliases[0] = NULL;
 
   i = 0;
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (nis_result * result, struct protoent *proto,
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-_nss_create_tablename (void)
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
@@ -147,7 +148,10 @@ _nss_create_tablename (void)
       p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
       tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
       if (tablename_val == NULL)
-        return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = errno;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -165,7 +169,10 @@ _nss_nisplus_setprotoent (void)
   result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    status = _nss_create_tablename ();
+    {
+      int err;
+      status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
+    }
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -188,7 +195,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_endprotoent (void)
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nisplus_getprotoent_r (struct protoent *proto, char *buffer,
-				size_t buflen)
+				size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
@@ -201,8 +208,12 @@ internal_nisplus_getprotoent_r (struct protoent *proto, char *buffer,
 	{
 	  saved_res = NULL;
 	  if (tablename_val == NULL)
-	    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-	      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+	    {
+	      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+	      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
+	    }
 
 	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
@@ -223,11 +234,13 @@ internal_nisplus_getprotoent_r (struct protoent *proto, char *buffer,
 	    }
 	}
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (result, proto, buffer,
-						    buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (result, proto, buffer,
+					       buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
 	  result = saved_res;
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
       else
@@ -243,13 +256,13 @@ internal_nisplus_getprotoent_r (struct protoent *proto, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getprotoent_r (struct protoent *result, char *buffer,
-			    size_t buflen)
+			    size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int status;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nisplus_getprotoent_r (result, buffer, buflen);
+  status = internal_nisplus_getprotoent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -258,13 +271,17 @@ _nss_nisplus_getprotoent_r (struct protoent *result, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getprotobyname_r (const char *name, struct protoent *proto,
-			       char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			       char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   if (name == NULL)
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
@@ -280,12 +297,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getprotobyname_r (const char *name, struct protoent *proto,
 
       /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
          database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS &&
-	   result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-	  __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-	  strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-		  "protocols_tbl") != 0 ||
-	  result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+		     "protocols_tbl") != 0
+	  || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
 	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
       else
 	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
@@ -302,12 +318,16 @@ _nss_nisplus_getprotobyname_r (const char *name, struct protoent *proto,
 	  return status;
 	}
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (result, proto, buffer, buflen);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (result, proto, buffer, buflen,
+					       errnop);
 
       nis_freeresult (result);
 
       if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       if (parse_res)
 	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -317,11 +337,16 @@ _nss_nisplus_getprotobyname_r (const char *name, struct protoent *proto,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getprotobynumber_r (const int number, struct protoent *proto,
-				 char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+				 char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
+
   {
     int parse_res;
     nis_result *result;
@@ -339,12 +364,16 @@ _nss_nisplus_getprotobynumber_r (const int number, struct protoent *proto,
 	return status;
       }
 
-    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (result, proto, buffer, buflen);
+    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_protoent (result, proto, buffer, buflen,
+					     errnop);
 
     nis_freeresult (result);
 
     if (parse_res == -1)
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      {
+	*errnop = ERANGE;
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
 
     if (parse_res)
       return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c
index aa2a6f0c3a..24d217b804 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-publickey.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ extern int xdecrypt (char *, char *);
 
 /* If we haven't found the entry, we give a SUCCESS and an empty key back. */
 enum nss_status
-_nss_nisplus_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey)
+_nss_nisplus_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey, int *errnop)
 {
   nis_result *res;
   enum nss_status retval;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey)
 
   if (netname == NULL)
     {
-      __set_errno (EINVAL);
+      *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey)
   if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
-	__set_errno (EAGAIN);
+	*errnop = errno;
       if (res->status == NIS_NOTFOUND)
 	retval = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
       nis_freeresult (res);
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpublickey (const char *netname, char *pkey)
 }
 
 enum nss_status
-_nss_nisplus_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd)
+_nss_nisplus_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd,
+			   int *errnop)
 {
   nis_result *res;
   enum nss_status retval;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd)
 
   if (netname == NULL)
     {
-      __set_errno (EINVAL);
+      *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
     }
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd)
   if (retval != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
     {
       if (retval == NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN)
-	__set_errno (EAGAIN);
+	*errnop = errno;
       nis_freeresult (res);
       return retval;
     }
@@ -183,7 +184,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_getsecretkey (const char *netname, char *skey, char *passwd)
 /* Parse information from the passed string.
    The format of the string passed is gid,grp,grp, ...  */
 static enum nss_status
-parse_grp_str (const char *s, gid_t *gidp, int *gidlenp, gid_t *gidlist)
+parse_grp_str (const char *s, gid_t *gidp, int *gidlenp, gid_t *gidlist,
+	       int *errnop)
 {
   int gidlen;
 
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ parse_grp_str (const char *s, gid_t *gidp, int *gidlenp, gid_t *gidlist)
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
-		       gid_t *gidp, int *gidlenp, gid_t *gidlist)
+		       gid_t *gidp, int *gidlenp, gid_t *gidlist, int *errnop)
 {
   char *domain;
   nis_result *res;
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
   if (! domain)
     return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
 
-  domain++;  /* skip '@' */
+  ++domain;  /* skip '@' */
 
   /* 2.  Get user's nisplus principal name.  */
   if ((strlen (netname) + strlen (domain)+45) >
@@ -260,6 +262,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
       syslog (LOG_ERR, _("netname2user: (nis+ lookup): %s\n"),
 	      nis_sperrno (res->status));
       nis_freeresult (res);
+      *errnop = errno;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     default:
       syslog (LOG_ERR, _("netname2user: (nis+ lookup): %s\n"),
@@ -269,16 +272,14 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
     }
 
   if (res->objects.objects_len > 1)
-    {
-      /*
-       * A netname belonging to more than one principal?
-       * Something wrong with cred table. should be unique.
-       * Warn user and continue.
-       */
-      syslog (LOG_ALERT,
-	      _("netname2user: DES entry for %s in directory %s not unique"),
-	      netname, domain);
-    }
+    /*
+     * A netname belonging to more than one principal?
+     * Something wrong with cred table. should be unique.
+     * Warn user and continue.
+     */
+    syslog (LOG_ALERT,
+	    _("netname2user: DES entry for %s in directory %s not unique"),
+	    netname, domain);
 
   len = ENTRY_LEN (res->objects.objects_val, 0);
   strncpy (principal, ENTRY_VAL (res->objects.objects_val, 0), len);
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
       syslog (LOG_ERR, _("netname2user: (nis+ lookup): %s\n"),
 	      nis_sperrno (res->status));
       nis_freeresult (res);
+      *errnop = errno;
       return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
     case NIS_SUCCESS:
     case NIS_S_SUCCESS:
@@ -338,16 +340,14 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
     }
 
   if (res->objects.objects_len > 1)
-    {
-      /*
-       * A principal can have more than one LOCAL entry?
-       * Something wrong with cred table.
-       * Warn user and continue.
-       */
-      syslog (LOG_ALERT,
-	      _("netname2user: LOCAL entry for %s in directory %s not unique"),
-	      netname, domain);
-    }
+    /*
+     * A principal can have more than one LOCAL entry?
+     * Something wrong with cred table.
+     * Warn user and continue.
+     */
+    syslog (LOG_ALERT,
+	    _("netname2user: LOCAL entry for %s in directory %s not unique"),
+	    netname, domain);
   /* Fetch the uid */
   *uidp = atoi (ENTRY_VAL (res->objects.objects_val, 2));
 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_netname2user (char netname[MAXNETNAMELEN + 1], uid_t *uidp,
     }
 
   parse_grp_str (ENTRY_VAL (res->objects.objects_val, 3),
-		 gidp, gidlenp, gidlist);
+		 gidp, gidlenp, gidlist, errnop);
 
   nis_freeresult (res);
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c
index 3974defa47..18114ad7e5 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-pwd.c
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ static nis_name tablename_val = NULL;
 static u_long tablename_len = 0;
 
 extern int _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (nis_result *res, struct passwd *pw,
-				     char *buffer, size_t buflen);
+				     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop);
 
 static enum nss_status
-_nss_create_tablename (void)
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ _nss_create_tablename (void)
       p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
       tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
       if (tablename_val == NULL)
-        return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = errno;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setpwent (void)
 {
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  int err;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_setpwent (void)
   result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    status = _nss_create_tablename ();
+    status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -88,7 +92,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_endpwent (void)
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-internal_nisplus_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pw, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+internal_nisplus_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pw, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
+			     int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
@@ -101,10 +106,14 @@ internal_nisplus_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pw, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 	{
 	  saved_res = NULL;
           if (tablename_val == NULL)
-            if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-              return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+	    {
+	      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+	      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
+	    }
 
-	  result = nis_first_entry(tablename_val);
+	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    return niserr2nss (result->status);
 	}
@@ -113,7 +122,7 @@ internal_nisplus_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pw, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 	  nis_result *res;
 
 	  saved_res = result;
-	  res = nis_next_entry(tablename_val, &result->cookie);
+	  res = nis_next_entry (tablename_val, &result->cookie);
 	  result = res;
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    {
@@ -122,11 +131,13 @@ internal_nisplus_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pw, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 	    }
 	}
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (result, pw, buffer,
-						 buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (result, pw, buffer,
+					    buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
 	  result = saved_res;
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
       else
@@ -140,13 +151,14 @@ internal_nisplus_getpwent_r (struct passwd *pw, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 }
 
 enum nss_status
-_nss_nisplus_getpwent_r (struct passwd *result, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+_nss_nisplus_getpwent_r (struct passwd *result, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
+			 int *errnop)
 {
   int status;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nisplus_getpwent_r (result, buffer, buflen);
+  status = internal_nisplus_getpwent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -155,13 +167,17 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpwent_r (struct passwd *result, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pw,
-		     char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			 char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   if (name == NULL || strlen (name) > 8)
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
@@ -170,7 +186,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pw,
       nis_result *result;
       char buf[strlen (name) + 24 + tablename_len];
 
-      sprintf(buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
+      sprintf (buf, "[name=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
 
       result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -182,12 +198,16 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pw,
 	  return status;
 	}
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (result, pw, buffer, buflen);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (result, pw, buffer, buflen,
+					    errnop);
 
       nis_freeresult (result);
 
       if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
 
       if (parse_res)
 	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -198,17 +218,22 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpwnam_r (const char *name, struct passwd *pw,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getpwuid_r (const uid_t uid, struct passwd *pw,
-		     char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			 char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
+
   {
     int parse_res;
     nis_result *result;
     char buf[100 + tablename_len];
 
-    sprintf(buf, "[uid=%d],%s", uid, tablename_val);
+    sprintf (buf, "[uid=%d],%s", uid, tablename_val);
 
     result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS, NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -220,12 +245,15 @@ _nss_nisplus_getpwuid_r (const uid_t uid, struct passwd *pw,
 	return status;
       }
 
-    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (result, pw, buffer, buflen);
+    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_pwent (result, pw, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
     nis_freeresult (result);
 
     if (parse_res == -1)
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      {
+	*errnop = ERANGE;
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
 
     if (parse_res)
       return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c
index 77a7248305..452fb4cc5e 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-rpc.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static u_long tablename_len = 0;
 
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (nis_result *result, struct rpcent *rpc,
-			   char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			   char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
@@ -52,25 +52,25 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (nis_result *result, struct rpcent *rpc,
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
-  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-      __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-      strcmp(result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
-             "rpc_tbl") != 0 ||
-      result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_type,
+		 "rpc_tbl") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val[0].EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
     return 0;
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) >= room_left)
     {
     no_more_room:
-      __set_errno (ERANGE);
+      *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
   strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
            NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result));
   first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result)] = '\0';
   rpc->r_name = first_unused;
-  room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
-  first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
+  room_left -= strlen (first_unused) + 1;
+  first_unused += strlen (first_unused) + 1;
   rpc->r_number = atoi (NISENTRYVAL (0, 2, result));
   p = first_unused;
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (nis_result *result, struct rpcent *rpc,
   rpc->r_aliases = (char **) first_unused;
   if (room_left < sizeof (char *))
     goto no_more_room;
-  room_left -= (sizeof (char *));
+  room_left -= sizeof (char *);
   rpc->r_aliases[0] = NULL;
 
   i = 0;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (nis_result *result, struct rpcent *rpc,
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-_nss_create_tablename (void)
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@ _nss_create_tablename (void)
       p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
       tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
       if (tablename_val == NULL)
-        return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = errno;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setrpcent (void)
 {
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  int err;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
@@ -167,7 +171,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_setrpcent (void)
   result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    status = _nss_create_tablename ();
+    status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -190,7 +194,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_endrpcent (void)
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nisplus_getrpcent_r (struct rpcent *rpc, char *buffer,
-			      size_t buflen)
+			      size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
@@ -203,10 +207,14 @@ internal_nisplus_getrpcent_r (struct rpcent *rpc, char *buffer,
 	{
 	  saved_res = NULL;
           if (tablename_val == NULL)
-            if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-              return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+	    {
+	      enum nss_status status =  _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+	      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
+	    }
 
-	  result = nis_first_entry(tablename_val);
+	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	    return niserr2nss (result->status);
 	}
@@ -224,11 +232,13 @@ internal_nisplus_getrpcent_r (struct rpcent *rpc, char *buffer,
 	    }
 	}
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (result, rpc, buffer,
-						  buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (result, rpc, buffer,
+					     buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
 	  result = saved_res;
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
       else
@@ -243,13 +253,13 @@ internal_nisplus_getrpcent_r (struct rpcent *rpc, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getrpcent_r (struct rpcent *result, char *buffer,
-			  size_t buflen)
+			  size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int status;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nisplus_getrpcent_r (result, buffer, buflen);
+  status = internal_nisplus_getrpcent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -258,13 +268,17 @@ _nss_nisplus_getrpcent_r (struct rpcent *result, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getrpcbyname_r (const char *name, struct rpcent *rpc,
-			     char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   if (name == NULL)
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
@@ -280,19 +294,18 @@ _nss_nisplus_getrpcbyname_r (const char *name, struct rpcent *rpc,
 
       /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
          database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS &&
-           result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-          __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-          strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-		  "rpc_tbl") != 0 ||
-          result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
+      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+		     "rpc_tbl") != 0
+	  || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 3)
         sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", name, tablename_val);
       else
-        sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL(0, 0, result),
+        sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s],%s", NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
 		 tablename_val);
 
       nis_freeresult (result);
-      result = nis_list(buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS , NULL, NULL);
+      result = nis_list (buf, FOLLOW_PATH | FOLLOW_LINKS , NULL, NULL);
 
       if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 	{
@@ -302,12 +315,16 @@ _nss_nisplus_getrpcbyname_r (const char *name, struct rpcent *rpc,
 	  return status;
 	}
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (result, rpc, buffer, buflen);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (result, rpc, buffer, buflen,
+					     errnop);
 
       nis_freeresult (result);
 
       if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
 
       if (parse_res)
 	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -318,11 +335,15 @@ _nss_nisplus_getrpcbyname_r (const char *name, struct rpcent *rpc,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getrpcbynumber_r (const int number, struct rpcent *rpc,
-				char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			       char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   {
     int parse_res;
@@ -341,12 +362,16 @@ _nss_nisplus_getrpcbynumber_r (const int number, struct rpcent *rpc,
 	return status;
       }
 
-    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (result, rpc, buffer, buflen);
+    parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_rpcent (result, rpc, buffer, buflen,
+					   errnop);
 
     nis_freeresult (result);
 
     if (parse_res == -1)
-      return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      {
+	*errnop = ERANGE;
+	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+      }
 
     if (parse_res)
       return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c
index 95a8cfa74b..1cb1aec8d7 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-service.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static u_long tablename_len = 0;
 
 static int
 _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (nis_result *result, struct servent *serv,
-			    char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			    char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   char *first_unused = buffer;
   size_t room_left = buflen;
@@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (nis_result *result, struct servent *serv,
   if (result == NULL)
     return 0;
 
-  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-      __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-      strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-	      "services_tbl") != 0 ||
-      result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
+  if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+      || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+      || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+		 "services_tbl") != 0
+      || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
     return 0;
 
   if (NISENTRYLEN (0, 0, result) >= room_left)
     {
     no_more_room:
-      __set_errno (ERANGE);
+      *errnop = ERANGE;
       return -1;
     }
   strncpy (first_unused, NISENTRYVAL (0, 0, result),
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (nis_result *result, struct servent *serv,
            NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result));
   first_unused[NISENTRYLEN (0, 2, result)] = '\0';
   serv->s_proto = first_unused;
-  room_left -= (strlen (first_unused) +1);
-  first_unused += strlen (first_unused) +1;
+  room_left -= strlen (first_unused) + 1;
+  first_unused += strlen (first_unused) + 1;
 
   serv->s_port = atoi (NISENTRYVAL (0, 3, result));
   p = first_unused;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (nis_result *result, struct servent *serv,
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-_nss_create_tablename (void)
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ _nss_create_tablename (void)
       p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
       tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
       if (tablename_val == NULL)
-        return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = errno;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setservent (void)
 {
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  int err;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
@@ -173,7 +177,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_setservent (void)
   result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    status = _nss_create_tablename ();
+    status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -196,7 +200,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_endservent (void)
 
 static enum nss_status
 internal_nisplus_getservent_r (struct servent *serv, char *buffer,
-			       size_t buflen)
+			       size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
@@ -209,8 +213,12 @@ internal_nisplus_getservent_r (struct servent *serv, char *buffer,
 	{
 	  saved_res = NULL;
           if (tablename_val == NULL)
-            if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-              return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+	    {
+	      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+	      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
+	    }
 
 	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
@@ -230,11 +238,13 @@ internal_nisplus_getservent_r (struct servent *serv, char *buffer,
 	    }
 	}
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (result, serv, buffer,
-						   buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (result, serv, buffer,
+					      buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
 	  result = saved_res;
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
       else
@@ -250,13 +260,13 @@ internal_nisplus_getservent_r (struct servent *serv, char *buffer,
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getservent_r (struct servent *result, char *buffer,
-			   size_t buflen)
+			   size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int status;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nisplus_getservent_r (result, buffer, buflen);
+  status = internal_nisplus_getservent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -266,17 +276,21 @@ _nss_nisplus_getservent_r (struct servent *result, char *buffer,
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getservbyname_r (const char *name, const char *protocol,
 			      struct servent *serv,
-			      char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+			      char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   if (name == NULL || protocol == NULL)
     {
-      __set_errno (EINVAL);
+      *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
   else
@@ -292,12 +306,11 @@ _nss_nisplus_getservbyname_r (const char *name, const char *protocol,
 
       /* If we do not find it, try it as original name. But if the
          database is correct, we should find it in the first case, too */
-      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS &&
-	   result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS) ||
-	  __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ ||
-	  strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
-		  "services_tbl") != 0 ||
-	  result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
+      if ((result->status != NIS_SUCCESS && result->status != NIS_S_SUCCESS)
+	  || __type_of (result->objects.objects_val) != NIS_ENTRY_OBJ
+	  || strcmp (result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_type,
+		     "services_tbl") != 0
+	  || result->objects.objects_val->EN_data.en_cols.en_cols_len < 4)
 	sprintf (buf, "[cname=%s,proto=%s],%s", name, protocol,
 		 tablename_val);
       else
@@ -315,11 +328,15 @@ _nss_nisplus_getservbyname_r (const char *name, const char *protocol,
 	  return status;
 	}
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (result, serv, buffer, buflen);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (result, serv, buffer, buflen,
+					      errnop);
       nis_freeresult (result);
 
       if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
 
       if (parse_res)
 	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -331,15 +348,19 @@ _nss_nisplus_getservbyname_r (const char *name, const char *protocol,
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getservbynumber_r (const int number, const char *protocol,
 				struct servent *serv,
-				char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+				char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   if (protocol == NULL)
     {
-      __set_errno (EINVAL);
+      *errnop = EINVAL;
       return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
     }
   else
@@ -361,11 +382,15 @@ _nss_nisplus_getservbynumber_r (const int number, const char *protocol,
 	  return status;
 	}
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (result, serv, buffer, buflen);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_servent (result, serv, buffer, buflen,
+					      errnop);
       nis_freeresult (result);
 
       if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
 
       if (parse_res)
 	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c
index 1b3f68325e..54bbc32f3c 100644
--- a/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c
+++ b/nis/nss_nisplus/nisplus-spwd.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static nis_name tablename_val = NULL;
 static u_long tablename_len = 0;
 
 static enum nss_status
-_nss_create_tablename (void)
+_nss_create_tablename (int *errnop)
 {
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
     {
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ _nss_create_tablename (void)
       p = __stpcpy (p, nis_local_directory ());
       tablename_val = __strdup (buf);
       if (tablename_val == NULL)
-        return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = errno;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
       tablename_len = strlen (tablename_val);
     }
   return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_setspent (void)
 {
   enum nss_status status = NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+  int err;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ _nss_nisplus_setspent (void)
   result = NULL;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    status = _nss_create_tablename ();
+    status = _nss_create_tablename (&err);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -85,7 +89,8 @@ _nss_nisplus_endspent (void)
 }
 
 static enum nss_status
-internal_nisplus_getspent_r (struct spwd *sp, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+internal_nisplus_getspent_r (struct spwd *sp, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
+			     int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
@@ -99,8 +104,12 @@ internal_nisplus_getspent_r (struct spwd *sp, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 	  saved_res = NULL;
 
           if (tablename_val == NULL)
-            if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-              return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+	    {
+	      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+	      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
+	    }
 
 	  result = nis_first_entry (tablename_val);
 	  if (niserr2nss (result->status) != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
@@ -120,11 +129,13 @@ internal_nisplus_getspent_r (struct spwd *sp, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 	    }
 	}
 
-      if ((parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (result, sp, buffer,
-						 buflen)) == -1)
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (result, sp, buffer,
+					    buflen, errnop);
+      if (parse_res == -1)
 	{
 	  nis_freeresult (result);
 	  result = saved_res;
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
 	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
 	}
       else
@@ -138,13 +149,14 @@ internal_nisplus_getspent_r (struct spwd *sp, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 }
 
 enum nss_status
-_nss_nisplus_getspent_r (struct spwd *result, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+_nss_nisplus_getspent_r (struct spwd *result, char *buffer, size_t buflen,
+			 int *errnop)
 {
   int status;
 
   __libc_lock_lock (lock);
 
-  status = internal_nisplus_getspent_r (result, buffer, buflen);
+  status = internal_nisplus_getspent_r (result, buffer, buflen, errnop);
 
   __libc_lock_unlock (lock);
 
@@ -153,13 +165,17 @@ _nss_nisplus_getspent_r (struct spwd *result, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 
 enum nss_status
 _nss_nisplus_getspnam_r (const char *name, struct spwd *sp,
-		     char *buffer, size_t buflen)
+		     char *buffer, size_t buflen, int *errnop)
 {
   int parse_res;
 
   if (tablename_val == NULL)
-    if (_nss_create_tablename () != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
-      return NSS_STATUS_UNAVAIL;
+    {
+      enum nss_status status = _nss_create_tablename (errnop);
+
+      if (status != NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS)
+	return status;
+    }
 
   if (name == NULL || strlen (name) > 8)
     return NSS_STATUS_NOTFOUND;
@@ -180,11 +196,15 @@ _nss_nisplus_getspnam_r (const char *name, struct spwd *sp,
 	  return status;
 	}
 
-      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (result, sp, buffer, buflen);
+      parse_res = _nss_nisplus_parse_spent (result, sp, buffer, buflen,
+					    errnop);
       nis_freeresult (result);
 
       if (parse_res == -1)
-	return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	{
+	  *errnop = ERANGE;
+	  return NSS_STATUS_TRYAGAIN;
+	}
 
       if (parse_res)
 	return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;