From owner-freebsd-arch Thu Dec 21 14:52:34 2000 From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 21 14:52:32 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from hand.dotat.at (sfo-gw.covalent.net [207.44.198.62]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BCDEE37B400; Thu, 21 Dec 2000 14:52:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from fanf by hand.dotat.at with local (Exim 3.15 #3) id 149EZf-000Btz-00; Thu, 21 Dec 2000 22:52:35 +0000 Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 22:52:34 +0000 From: Tony Finch To: Robert Watson Cc: Garrett Wollman , freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Removing #ifdefs on LOGIN_CAP? Message-ID: <20001221225234.J40549@hand.dotat.at> References: <200012181833.NAA22274@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: Organization: Covalent Technologies, Inc Sender: fanf@dotat.at Sender: owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Robert Watson wrote: > >I'd like to migrate all the programs that literally manipulate user or >login contexts to using well-defined entry points for doing so, reducing >code redundancy, as well as the opportunity for inconsistency and error. >It also opens the door for additional work relating to PAM and user >context management with information sourced from directory services, which >is nice. That will probably mean leaving some tools setuid and setgid >while we work on a better answer. Presumably that better answer will include some sort of accommodation for third-party software that is mired in old Unix assumptions? Tony. -- f.a.n.finch fanf@covalent.net dot@dotat.at "You realize there's a government directive stating that there is no such thing as a flying saucer?" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message