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Date:      03 Sep 1999 01:10:32 -0700
From:      asami@FreeBSD.org (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami)
To:        hoek@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Proposal: Add generic username for 3rd-party MTA's
Message-ID:  <vqcwvu8xvnr.fsf@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>
In-Reply-To: Tim Vanderhoek's message of "Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:08:45 -0400"
References:  <19990901204859.B14974@mad> <21096.936259315@axl.noc.iafrica.com> <19990902100845.A1098@mad>

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 * From: Tim Vanderhoek <vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca>

 * differences are 1) entries in inetd.conf are sample entries only, 2)
 * ports have no way of adding those entries to inetd.conf themselves
 * (since touching /etc is illegal).

Uh, you're contradicting yourself.  Touching /etc is not illegal.

 * 2)  The current system for having ports add their own usernames and
 * groupnames is very simple.  It is a little messy in that there are a
 * number of different pkg/INSTALL scripts, some of them broken to
 * various degrees.  Simply adding an mta username:groupname won't solve
 * that problem.

Besides those that add uid/gids, most shell ports add entries to
/etc/shells.

Satoshi


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