Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 00:35:36 -0500 (EST) From: Robert Watson <robert@cyrus.watson.org> To: Michael Butler <mike@tgn.net> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Password fille fields Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.991127003344.54294B-100000@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <9jqu3sobm3d01806qqnfb4knj4b0cpv5ib@4ax.com>
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On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, Michael Butler wrote: > Hi all > > I made a quick pass, filling in what I have seen called the > "GECOS" fields in the password file but it wasn't inherently obvious > just-how it is all laid out. > > Specifically where the Name field is as shown in a finger will > be separated into sub-fields with commas. Otherwise the fields are > separated cleanly with ":". > > I see an Office and Home Phone fields show in finger when I > add into the Name field with commas. > man 5 passwd > My plan is to take a unique account number and apply it into > each email account record in passwd. So if user "woody" has a second > account "buzzltyr" I can place the same billing account ID in both > records to make it easier, come delete or disable time. > > I have no pw.conf (if that matters). Is there a database field > description .conf file somewhere? Users can modify their GECOS entries via chpass, etc, etc. You'll either need to disable this capability or store the information somewhere else. Given privacy concerns with billing information, somewhere else is probably a good idea. Consider postgresql :-). Robert N M Watson robert@fledge.watson.org http://www.watson.org/~robert/ PGP key fingerprint: AF B5 5F FF A6 4A 79 37 ED 5F 55 E9 58 04 6A B1 TIS Labs at Network Associates, Safeport Network Services To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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