From owner-freebsd-bugs Wed Nov 22 7:56: 7 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [207.154.226.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C72937B4CF for ; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 07:56:05 -0800 (PST) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1098) id 22E182B261; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 09:56:00 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 09:56:00 -0600 From: Bill Fumerola To: opentrax@email.com Cc: Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net, bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/22860: [PATCH] adduser & friends with '$' in usernames Message-ID: <20001122095559.B14080@elvis.mu.org> References: <20001114220122.N27042@speedy.gsinet> <200011221524.HAA00667@spammie.svbug.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200011221524.HAA00667@spammie.svbug.com>; from opentrax@email.com on Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 07:24:41AM -0800 X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.2-FEARSOME-20001103 i386 Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 07:24:41AM -0800, opentrax@email.com wrote: > With regards to this bug report I would like to state an opinion. > > IMO, this patch should be reject for inclusion in FreeBSD and > should be place on a 'freely available shelf'. IMO, FreeBSD is NOT > here to support M$, or their attempts to obfuscate UNIX. IMO, given > that, FreeBSD should not abandon those that need an exit strategy > from M$ systems. IMO, placing this patch within the reach of > responsible system adminstrators will provide a reasonable balance. > > This has been my opinion. It is really just the way that samba and NT interact. We allow for $ in the username, so why shouldn't our tools allow for it too. This isn't an "exit strategy", this is a bug that adduser and co don't handle it. -- Bill Fumerola - security yahoo / Yahoo! inc. - fumerola@yahoo-inc.com / billf@FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message