Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 13:08:38 -0800 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: opentrax@email.com Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Does this sound good? (Fwd: Re: passwd file update functions) Message-ID: <3A1AE456.9F883FE3@elischer.org> References: <200011212101.NAA00440@spammie.svbug.com>
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opentrax@email.com wrote: > > This went throught the mailing list for netbsd. > Would such an idea be good for FreeBSD? > > ------ Forwarded message ------ > From: Jaromír Dolecek <dolecek@ics.muni.cz> > Subject: Re: passwd file update functions > Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:36:00 +0100 (CET) > To: Matthias Scheler <tron@zhadum.de> > Cc: tech-userlevel@netbsd.org > > Matthias Scheler wrote: > > the passwd file update functions in "libutil" don't support using a > > directory other than "/etc" for the password database. I would like > > to add a new function "pw_prefix(3)" which can be used to set the > > prefix. This function could e.g. be used to enhance "vipw" and > > "rpc.yppasswdd" to work with directories != "/etc". that would be good for Whistle, though by now we have (well, they have) workarounds for the fact that / is read-only.. mostly symlinks. > > > > Opinions? > > Sounds good. > > Jaromir > -- > Jaromir Dolecek <jdolecek@NetBSD.org> http://www.ics.muni.cz/~dolecek/ > @@@@ Wanna a real operating system ? Go and get NetBSD, damn! @@@@ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message -- __--_|\ Julian Elischer / \ julian@elischer.org ( OZ ) World tour 2000 ---> X_.---._/ presently in: Budapest v To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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