Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 21:36:31 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: julian@elischer.org (Julian Elischer) Cc: opentrax@email.com, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Does this sound good? (Fwd: Re: passwd file update functions) Message-ID: <200011222136.OAA03830@usr07.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <3A1AE456.9F883FE3@elischer.org> from "Julian Elischer" at Nov 21, 2000 01:08:38 PM
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> > > the passwd file update functions in "libutil" don't support using a > > > directory other than "/etc" for the password database. I would like > > > to add a new function "pw_prefix(3)" which can be used to set the > > > prefix. This function could e.g. be used to enhance "vipw" and > > > "rpc.yppasswdd" to work with directories != "/etc". > > that would be good for Whistle, though by now we have (well, they have) > workarounds for the fact that / is read-only.. mostly symlinks. I already use a non-default location for initally setting the root password in jails created by a creation script I have written. If you look at the "pw" command, you'll see it can take a location other than the default for these files. If you just use the same mechanism elsewhere, you can get the same effect; IMO, it's just missing functionality in the passwd and similar commands. PS: I had to use "pw" because passwd stupidly insists on being interactive. I guess it's "protecting" me from getting my work done ...er, from shooting my foot. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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