Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:44:22 -0700 From: Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> To: Devin Teske <dteske@freebsd.org> Cc: Clayton Milos <clay@milos.co.za>, Freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CFT] Need Testers for: sysutils/bsdconfig Message-ID: <082B913F-3A95-48C1-8B5A-BD220937748C@fisglobal.com> In-Reply-To: <B622337A-28E4-443B-BAFD-ECF00F907A4D@fisglobal.com> References: <2322BE6D-24A8-4F4A-84B2-4DFE33BCA65B@fisglobal.com> <4FE3EB9D.9070509@fuzzwad.org> <4FE419CD.60708@rdtc.ru> <F34D40AA-3AE4-4A1F-B521-CEC2A06ABC79@fisglobal.com> <4FE4245C.3040806@rdtc.ru> <90361FE2-2298-48E5-B8B6-2BA704781098@fisglobal.com> <4FE431C0.8040509@rdtc.ru> <006001cd5072$84247cd0$8c6d7670$@milos.co.za> <B622337A-28E4-443B-BAFD-ECF00F907A4D@fisglobal.com>
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On Jun 22, 2012, at 3:32 PM, Devin Teske wrote: >=20 > On Jun 22, 2012, at 5:27 AM, Clayton Milos wrote: >=20 >>=20 >> When selecting user account expiry the calendar starts at 1 January 1970= . I >> understand that this is when Unix time started but it would be nice for = it >> to start from the current date. >>=20 >=20 > This was on-purpose because there is a discrepancy in passwd(5) manual re= garding what a value of zero (0) means for these fields. >=20 > From passwd(5): >=20 > The change field is the number of seconds from the epoch, UTC, until= the > password for the account must be changed. This field may be left em= pty > to turn off the password aging feature. >=20 > Nowhere in the manual does it say that zero is a synonym to being left em= pty. >=20 And yet, this is how the system treats zero (was my complaint). The user root (and toor, and several other system users) come with a defaul= t value of zero for this field. If zero was treated according to the manual, then root would be disabled by= default. But that's clearly not the case in a default installation which h= as a value of zero. So, when you're using bsdconfig to view an existing user that has a value o= f zero, you will notice that the default calendar date/time that is chosen = corresponds to "zero seconds from the epoch, UTC", despite the fact that I = know (and you know) that zero is synonymous with NULL. So I'm a fan of updating the man page and when that is done, I am happy to = change bsdconfig to treat zero as-such. But right now I wanted to stay true= to the manual (which plainly states that any non-NULL value is treated as = seconds from the epoch). --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.
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