Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 12:14:27 -0800 (PST) From: philip@eilio.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: docs/9045: Man pages: chpass(1) and passwd(5) give a different format for the passwd file. Message-ID: <199812102014.MAA09903@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 9045 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Man pages: chpass(1) and passwd(5) give a different format for the passwd file. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Dec 10 12:20:01 PST 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Philip Hallstrom >Organization: >Release: 2.2.8-RELEASE >Environment: Sorry, don't have my machine on the net, but I just installed 2.2.8-RELEASE from ftp6.freebsd.org two days ago. >Description: The file format for the password file is different depending on which man page you look at -- chpass(1) and passwd(5). passwd lists the fields as ...., class, change, expire, .... and chpass lists the fields as ...., change, expire, class, ..... I know that 2.2.8-RELEASE chpass lists it this way, and your man pages on the web site for 2.2.7-RELEASE list it this way as well. At least this explains why I couldn't get login.conf to work :) -philip (I've submitted two minor doc bugs so far, but I want all of you people to know that FreeBSD is freaking awesome! I come from a Solaris background and it's taking me a bit of getting used to, but I LOVE IT!) >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Change the chpass(5) man page. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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