Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:00:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/43582: passwd(1) fails on nonexistent users Message-ID: <200210021800.g92I09cS020324@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/43582; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Dan Pelleg <daniel+gnats@pelleg.org>, bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/43582: passwd(1) fails on nonexistent users Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 20:57:03 +0300 On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 09:30:05AM -0700, Ceri Davies wrote: > The following reply was made to PR bin/43582; it has been noted by GNATS. >=20 > From: Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> > To: Dan Pelleg <daniel+gnats@pelleg.org> > Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: bin/43582: passwd(1) fails on nonexistent users > Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 17:02:21 +0100 >=20 > On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 07:26:50AM -0700, Dan Pelleg wrote: > =20 > This doesn't seem to be a problem with the current release: > =20 > {setantae@rhadamanth}-{~} $ uname -sr > FreeBSD 4.7-RC > {setantae@rhadamanth}-{~} $ passwd -u root > passwd: illegal option -- u A quick look at src/usr.bin/passwd/passwd.c seems to show that the -u option is only valid for a YP && KERBEROS build of passwd(1). If you have customized your /etc/make.conf to *not* include MAKE_KERBEROS4=3Dyes, your passwd(1) will not recognize -u. Apparently, releases are built with support for both krb4 and krb5, thus the passwd(1) binary in the official release will recognize -u. G'luck, Peter --=20 Peter Pentchev roam@ringlet.net roam@FreeBSD.org PGP key: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc Key fingerprint FDBA FD79 C26F 3C51 C95E DF9E ED18 B68D 1619 4553 If you think this sentence is confusing, then change one pig. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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