mail, if configured to do so. Some sites have setups where the user's
mail is delivered to their home directory, so sending mail before is
exists didn't work.
PR: 29892
for crypt(3) by now. In any case:
Add crypt_set_format(3) + documentation to -lcrypt.
Add login_setcryptfmt(3) + documentation to -lutil.
Support for switching crypt formats in passwd(8).
Support for switching crypt formats in pw(8).
The simple synopsis is:
edit login.conf; add a passwd_format field set to "des" or "md5"; go nuts :)
Reviewed by: peter
This should cause -w's argument not to be ignored in the usermod case,
so it will affect modification of the user's password instead of using
the pw.conf (or internal default=no '*') password method.
PR: bin/11168
functionality when nothing had actually changed; -d changes would
not set the 'something had changed flag'. Actually test for a
change in homedir.
PR: bin/19649
like "pw usermod <name> -m" to work for non-local NIS users; since no attempt
is made to update the password entry, the home directory will be created and
populated as expected without error.
instead of a boolean. This replicated through he front-end sub-functions
relating to add, delete, modify entries in passwd & group files
Errno is now preserved so output of errc()/warnc() will be less obfuscated
by subsequent errors when reporting the problem.
Add more intelligent error handling when attempting to modify/delete NIS
entries with no corresponding local database entry.
[MFC to stable in a couple of weeks to keep both in sync]
The char that the random letters and numbers are being pulled from is
ended with a '\0'. Using sizeof() includes this '\0' in the 'pool' of
possible characters. This patch decrements by one the size so we don't
accidently end the new password prematurly.
and terminate it. This patch ensures passwords will be the correct length of 8,
which is what is implied in the source (but not reflected in the man page).
PR: bin/7817
Reviewed by: Alfred Perlstein <bright@hotjobs.com>
Submitted by: Hiroshi Nishikawa <nis@pluto.dti.ne.jp>
This will make a number of things easier in the future, as well as (finally!)
avoiding the Id-smashing problem which has plagued developers for so long.
Boy, I'm glad we're not using sup anymore. This update would have been
insane otherwise.
useradd -m or useradd -D -b are used.
2) Hyphen allowed in username if not first character. Fix trivial
bug in error fmt string.
3) /etc/skeykeys updating changed to do 'inplace' update, commenting
out a username rather than removing it completely.
will handle lines of any length in /etc/group.
2) Fixed bug with usermod -d not updating user's home
directory.
3) Minor formatting display changes/fixes with *show -P.
(/dev/urandom used by default under FreeBSD), and implemented a
"portable" but less secure generator for other systems.
Add display of expiry/password change dates in -P user display.
