Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 02:15:18 -0800 From: David Schultz <das@FreeBSD.org> To: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libutil login.conf.5 Message-ID: <20030303101518.GA8214@HAL9000.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <20030303095422.GA20923@nagual.pp.ru> References: <200303030509.h2359Ofb036507@repoman.freebsd.org> <20030303095422.GA20923@nagual.pp.ru>
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Thus spake Andrey A. Chernov <ache@nagual.pp.ru>: > On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 21:09:24 -0800, David Schultz wrote: > > das 2003/03/02 21:09:24 PST > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > Modified files: > > lib/libutil login.conf.5 > > Log: > > - Document the fact that we now use pam_passwdqc(8) to check > > password quality, not login.conf(5). > > - Move warnexpire and warnpasswd from the ``Accounting Limits'' > > section to ``Authentication'', and nix everything else in the > > former section. The accounting knobs are not available in > > the base system, and the subset of them available in ports > > should be documented in the ports' manpages. > > It looks like this commit should be backed out. I don't look in the actual > change yet, but In that case, I'd appreciate it if you looked at it first. > LOGIN_CAP library have nothing common with PAM and can be > used standalone. login.conf used to support some facilities that are now supported by PAM. This commit removes the stale documentation and leaves a pointer to the new documentation for the benefit of people who are surprised by the fact that the old functionality has mysteriously disappeared. Some day when only the old fogies know what 'minpasswordlen' once was, the pointer can go away. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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