From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jan 7 06:14:53 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id GAA23514 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 7 Jan 1997 06:14:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from nimbus.superior.net (root@nimbus.superior.net [206.153.96.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id GAA23509 for ; Tue, 7 Jan 1997 06:14:51 -0800 (PST) Received: (from exidor@localhost) by nimbus.superior.net (8.7.6/8.7.5) id JAA18773; Tue, 7 Jan 1997 09:14:32 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199701071414.JAA18773@nimbus.superior.net> Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 09:14:32 -0500 From: exidor@superior.net (Christopher Masto) To: joed@ksu.edu (Joe Diehl) Cc: tom@sdf.com (Tom Samplonius), hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: adduser script References: X-Mailer: Mutt 0.48.1 Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: ; from Joe Diehl on Jan 7, 1997 01:55:12 -0600 Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Joe Diehl writes: > > > Many moons ago there was discussion on -hackers about the perl adduser > > > script and what to do with it. What every happened with that discussion, > > > and/or is there any perl work that needs to be done on it? > > Yes, the script has existed at least since 2.0.5-ALPHA (which is the first > version that could handle LBA translations)... I believe the conversation > consisted more of the lines that the script needing modifying in some way, > but the general perl knowledge pool was relatively thin. I'm not sure, it's > been a while since that conversation took place and my memory is fairly hazy. I would be interested in seeing a standalone version of something similar to the 2.2 /stand/sysinstall's "User Maintenance". Of course, it would have a few changes. I meant to work on this myself, but I don't forsee having much time for it. -- Christopher Masto . . . . Superior Net Support: support@superior.net chris@masto.com . . . . . Masto Consulting: info@masto.com On Poultry Inspectors, little-known importance of: The crime bill passed by the Senate would reinstate the Federal death penalty for certain violent crimes: assassinating the President; hijacking an airliner; and murdering a government poultry inspector. - Knight Ridder News Service dispatch.