Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 06:45:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Kenneth Stailey <kstailey@yahoo.com> To: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: suggestion for /usr/src/UPDATING Message-ID: <20040830134502.16634.qmail@web50608.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20040829141941.GA24612@cell.sick.ru>
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--- Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 29, 2004 at 07:10:44AM -0700, Kenneth Stailey wrote: > K> Can a one-line example of how to invoke adduser to add new accounts like > K> "proxy" be added to /usr/src/UPDATING? That way people could just > K> cut-and-paste the accounts into place when upgrading. > > If you run mergemaster when updating, you can easily merge these lines. > > -- > Totus tuus, Glebius. > GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE > I know about mergemaster it's just that: 1. /etc/passwd is a critical file and can get hairy on production systems. 2. It's about convenience and safety, why not dispense with adduser, etc and tell people to just use vipw?
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