Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 15:13:45 -0700 (PDT) From: wmoran@iowna.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/27915: man 5 passwd does not properly explain the format of /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd Message-ID: <200106062213.f56MDjq98365@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 27915 >Category: misc >Synopsis: man 5 passwd does not properly explain the format of /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Jun 06 15:20:01 PDT 2001 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Bill Moran >Release: 4.3-RELEASE >Organization: Iowna Software >Environment: I have checked this on different machines, 4.2 & 4.3 RELEASE and STABLE, I have also checked on the web site version of the man pages. >Description: man 5 passwd attempts to describe the format of the /etc/passwd file, but incorrectly describes the /etc/master.passwd file while claiming to describe /etc/passwd. It does not claim to describe /etc/master.passwd anywhere. Also, it would seem appropriate that man 5 master.passwd should bring up this man page, but currently does not. >How-To-Repeat: On a standardly installed 4.2 or 4.3 system, read man 5 passwd and compare it to the actual layout of the /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd files. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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