Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 08:56:02 -0600 From: Scott Long <scott_long@btc.adaptec.com> To: Jacques Vidrine <nectar@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/include grp.h pwd.h src/lib/libc/gen getgrent.3 getgrent.c getpwent.3 getpwent.c src/usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb pwd_mkdb.c Message-ID: <3E9EC082.1030408@btc.adaptec.com> In-Reply-To: <200304171415.h3HEFQL9020663@repoman.freebsd.org>
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Jacques Vidrine wrote: > nectar 2003/04/17 07:15:26 PDT > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > include grp.h pwd.h > lib/libc/gen getgrent.3 getgrent.c getpwent.3 > getpwent.c > usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb pwd_mkdb.c > Log: > = Implement thread-safe versions of the getpwent(3) and getgrent(3) > family of functions using the new nsdispatch(3) core. Remove > arbitrary size limits when using the thread-safe versions. > > = Re-implement the traditional getpwent(3)/getgrent(3) functions on > top of the thread-safe versions. > > = Update the on-disk format of the hashed version of the passwd(5) > databases to allow for versioned entries. The legacy version is > `3'. (Don't ask.) > > = Add support for version `4' entries in the passwd(5) database. > Entries in this format are identical to version 3 entries except > that all integers are stored as 32-bit integers in network byte > order (big endian). > > = pwd_mkdb is updated to generate both version 3 and version 4 > entries. > > Sponsored by: DARPA, Network Associates Laboratories > > Revision Changes Path > 1.18 +11 -4 src/include/grp.h > 1.14 +24 -8 src/include/pwd.h > 1.22 +88 -9 src/lib/libc/gen/getgrent.3 > 1.25 +972 -558 src/lib/libc/gen/getgrent.c > 1.22 +99 -5 src/lib/libc/gen/getpwent.3 > 1.70 +1450 -975 src/lib/libc/gen/getpwent.c > 1.40 +124 -11 src/usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb/pwd_mkdb.c Great work! Along with the manual pages that you updated, should any new documentation be written to help users start using this? Scotthome | help
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