Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 17:36:08 -0400 (EDT) From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> To: scott.balneaves@UWinnipeg.ca Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: pw_fields in struct passwd Message-ID: <199804152136.RAA03456@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.95.980415144704.25676A-100000@io.uwinnipeg.ca> References: <Pine.OSF.3.95.980415144704.25676A-100000@io.uwinnipeg.ca>
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<<On Wed, 15 Apr 1998 15:03:16 -0500 (CDT), "Scott L. Balneaves" <sbalneav@UWinnipeg.ca> said: > anywhere is what the pw_field entry in the passwd structure is doing. In > looking through the source for chpass, it seems to be related to YP. > Does anyone have any tips as to how I'm to build this field up? It indicates which fields in the original password file were actually specified explicitly, rather than left blank; it is necessary in order to allow YP `+user' entries to work with the correct overriding behavior. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | O Siem / We are all family / O Siem / We're all the same wollman@lcs.mit.edu | O Siem / The fires of freedom Opinions not those of| Dance in the burning flame MIT, LCS, CRS, or NSA| - Susan Aglukark and Chad Irschick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe security" in the body of the message
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