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Date:      Wed, 15 Aug 2018 11:18:55 -0600
From:      Brad Davis <brd@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Ravi Pokala <rpokala@freebsd.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r337857 - in head: bin/csh bin/sh etc
Message-ID:  <1534353535.920234.1475238264.523AA6C6@webmail.messagingengine.com>
In-Reply-To: <3E8B8322-9A8A-4EC0-95C6-7180659E9723@panasas.com>
References:  <201808151622.w7FGMCN7024455@repo.freebsd.org> <3E8B8322-9A8A-4EC0-95C6-7180659E9723@panasas.com>

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On Wed, Aug 15, 2018, at 11:17 AM, Ravi Pokala wrote:
> Brad,
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <owner-src-committers@freebsd.org> on behalf of Brad Davis 
> <brd@FreeBSD.org>
> Date: 2018-08-15, Wednesday at 09:22
> To: <src-committers@freebsd.org>, <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, <svn-src-
> head@freebsd.org>
> Subject: svn commit: r337857 - in head: bin/csh bin/sh etc
> 
> > Author: brd
> > Date: Wed Aug 15 16:22:12 2018
> > New Revision: 337857
> > URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/337857
> > 
> > Log:
> >   Fix build after r337849
> >   
> >   This moves the symlink creation to after where the files are installed.
> >   
> >   This also inverts the shell change so that it only happens if MK_TCSH is on.
> ...
> > Modified: head/etc/master.passwd
> > ==============================================================================
> > --- head/etc/master.passwd	Wed Aug 15 16:16:59 2018	(r337856)
> > +++ head/etc/master.passwd	Wed Aug 15 16:22:12 2018	(r337857)
> > @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
> >  # $FreeBSD$
> >  #
> > -root::0:0::0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/csh
> > +root::0:0::0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/sh
> >  toor:*:0:0::0:0:Bourne-again Superuser:/root:
> >  daemon:*:1:1::0:0:Owner of many system processes:/root:/usr/sbin/nologin
> >  operator:*:2:5::0:0:System &:/:/usr/sbin/nologin
> 
> Woah! Changing the root shell wasn't mentioned in the change 
> description, has nothing to do with fixing r337849, and is a *HUGE* POLA 
> violation. At the very least, a change of this magnitude needs public 
> discussion, and even if the community agreed, it would also require an 
> UPDATING message and relnote.
> 
> Please revert this change to master.passwd immediately.

Hi Ravi,

Please, look closer.  It doesn't change what is actually installed in either case, it just inverts the logic.


Regards,
Brad Davis



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