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Date:      Sat, 10 Nov 2001 09:30:01 -0800 (PST)
From:      Tom Hukins <tom@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: docs/31899: Markup changes for chapter Security
Message-ID:  <200111101730.fAAHU1122614@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR docs/31899; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tom Hukins <tom@FreeBSD.org>
To: Martin Heinen <martin@sumuk.de>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/31899: Markup changes for chapter Security
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 17:27:14 +0000

 On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 03:19:43PM +0100, Martin Heinen wrote:
 >        <para>If you have installed the DES-capable crypt library
 > -      <filename>libdescrypt</filename> (e.g. by installing the
 > -      "crypto" distribution), then which password format will be used
 > -      for new passwords is controlled by the
 > -      <quote>passwd_format</quote> login capability in
 > -      <filename>/etc/login.conf</filename>, which takes values of
 > -      either <quote>des</quote> or <quote>md5</quote>.  See the
 > -      &man.login.conf.5; manual page for more information about login
 > -      capabilities.</para>
 
 Rather than fixing this by modifying the quotes, shouldn't this be
 totally updated?  We don't have a "crypto" distribution any more, so we
 should specify what happens by default and explain how to change it.
 
 Tom

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