Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 03:50:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Alex Semenyaka <alexs@ratmir.ru> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/51148 Slow vipw and fast pwd_mkdb Message-ID: <200304211050.h3LAoHbS058577@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/51148; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Alex Semenyaka <alexs@ratmir.ru> To: Doug Barton <DougB@freebsd.org> Cc: Alex Semenyaka <alexs@ratmir.ru>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/51148 Slow vipw and fast pwd_mkdb Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 14:49:46 +0400 Hi, On Sun, Apr 20, 2003 at 02:11:34PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: > Having been in a "mondo huge master.passwd file" situation myself, my > comment is that people in this situation should probably not be relying on > tools like vipw to manage their stuff. Actually, there is a such corporative policy in the ISP I've taken that huge master.passwd for the test. The main ideas: 1) no automatic changes in the master.passwd 2) time to time visual check and fix of users' data in master.passwd (heh, column from 'master.passwd's). May be good, may be bad, but it exists. > However, my feelings aren't strong > enough to prompt me to close your PR, so good luck. :) Thanks :) SY, Alex
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