From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 6 18:10:07 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B811B37B401 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 18:10:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0DDF143FB1 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 18:10:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h471A6Up005484 for ; Tue, 6 May 2003 18:10:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h471A63B005483; Tue, 6 May 2003 18:10:06 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 18:10:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200305070110.h471A63B005483@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: "Simon L. Nielsen" Subject: Re: docs/35575: Pw(8) man page makes no mention of /var/log/userlog X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Simon L. Nielsen" List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 01:10:08 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/35575; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Simon L. Nielsen" To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: docs/35575: Pw(8) man page makes no mention of /var/log/userlog Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 03:01:07 +0200 I think it would be a really god idea to add this information to the man page. I have a slightly different patch : Changes to last patch in this PR: Use "The pw utility logs" instead of "Pw logs". Looks better IMO and is the way it is done the other places in this man page. Change "...in the pw.conf(5) file." to "...in pw.conf(5).". Thats the way I have seen references to files which have a man page in other man pages. Both nitpicking of course but... %%% Index: pw.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8,v retrieving revision 1.32 diff -u -d -u -r1.32 pw.8 --- pw.8 12 Dec 2002 17:26:03 -0000 1.32 +++ pw.8 7 May 2003 00:45:04 -0000 @@ -912,6 +912,14 @@ .Xr fingerd 8 , and a small number of TCP/IP clients, such as IRC, where full names specified in the passwd file may be used by default. +.Pp +The +.Nm +utility logs actions to the +.Pa /var/log/userlog +file when actions such as user or group additions or deletions occur. +The location of this logfile can be changed in +.Xr pw.conf 5 . .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /etc/master.passwd.new -compact .It Pa /etc/master.passwd @@ -930,6 +938,8 @@ Temporary copy of the group file .It Pa /etc/pw.conf Pw default options file +.It Pa /var/log/userlog +User/group modification logfile .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr chpass 1 , %%% -- Simon L. Nielsen