From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 16 22:50:04 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org 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 91F9B16A421 for ; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:50:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5BC643D48 for ; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:50:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j8GMo2An086815 for ; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:50:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j8GMo2dM086814; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:50:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:50:02 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200509162250.j8GMo2dM086814@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Paul Hoffman Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D42416A41F for ; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:43:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from phoffman@above.proper.com) Received: from above.proper.com (above.proper.com [208.184.76.39]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A8CF43D4C for ; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:43:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from phoffman@above.proper.com) Received: from above.proper.com (localhost.vpnc.org [127.0.0.1]) by above.proper.com (8.12.11/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j8GMhOW8003055 for ; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:43:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from phoffman@above.proper.com) Received: (from phoffman@localhost) by above.proper.com (8.12.11/8.12.9/Submit) id j8GMhOTX003054; Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:43:24 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <200509162243.j8GMhOTX003054@above.proper.com> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:43:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Hoffman To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/86234: Need to explain * in master.passwd in passwd.5 man page X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Paul Hoffman List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:50:04 -0000 >Number: 86234 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Need to explain * in master.passwd in passwd.5 man page >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: Fri Sep 16 22:50:02 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Paul Hoffman >Release: FreeBSD 5.4 >Organization: >Environment: All >Description: The passwd.5 man page describes what * in the password field for the passwd file means, but not for master.passwd, which turns out to use * for a very different (and good) purpose. >How-To-Repeat: man 5 master.passwd >Fix: At the end of the paragraph that begins "The password field is the encrypted form...", add: In the master.passwd file, a password of "*" is used to indicate that no one can ever log into that account. The field only contains encrypted passwords, and "*" can never be the result of encrypting a password. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: