Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 05:17:31 -0600 (CST) From: "Matthew D.Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/62830: Login class isn't unused Message-ID: <20040214111731.5D33520F2D@mortis.over-yonder.net> Resent-Message-ID: <200402141120.i1EBK8eH053061@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 62830
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: Login class isn't unused
>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: Sat Feb 14 03:20:08 PST 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Matthew D. Fuller
>Release: FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD mortis.sighup.org 5.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE #1: Fri Jun 27 22:00:18 CDT 2003 fullermd@mortis.sighup.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MORTIS i386
>Description:
Despite what passwd(5) suggests, login classes ARE actually used.
The manpage even mentions it a few lines later :)
>How-To-Repeat:
man 5 passwd
>Fix:
Index: passwd.5
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/cvs/src/share/man/man5/passwd.5,v
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -r1.40 passwd.5
--- passwd.5 15 Jan 2003 08:24:45 -0000 1.40
+++ passwd.5 14 Feb 2004 11:16:58 -0000
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
.It gid
User's login group id.
.It class
-User's general classification (unused).
+User's login class.
.It change
Password change time.
.It expire
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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