Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 02:10:16 -0800 (PST) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/62830: Login class isn't unused Message-ID: <200402161010.i1GAAGS4067886@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/62830; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net>
To: Marc Silver <marcs@draenor.org>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/62830: Login class isn't unused
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 04:08:21 -0600
On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 09:07:43AM +0000 I heard the voice of
Marc Silver, and lo! it spake thus:
>
> It may be wise to mention in your patch that the login classes are not
> used *by default*. I would also add a reference to cap_mkdb(1) in the
> 'SEE ALSO' section, as this is required to build the login class
> information.
passwd(5) already mentions login.conf a few lines later when it's
describing the class:
The class field is a key for a user's login class. Login classes
are defined in login.conf(5), which is a termcap(5) style
database of user attributes, accounting, resource, and
environment settings.
But perhaps a cross-reference to login.conf(5) might be in order;
xref'ing cap_mkdb doesn't really make sense, since it's used to any
number of such databases. So, this might be better:
Index: passwd.5
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/cvs/src/share/man/man5/passwd.5,v
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -r1.40 passwd.5
--- passwd.5 15 Jan 2003 08:24:45 -0000 1.40
+++ passwd.5 16 Feb 2004 10:06:05 -0000
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
.It gid
User's login group id.
.It class
-User's general classification (unused).
+User's login class.
.It change
Password change time.
.It expire
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@
.Xr login 1 ,
.Xr passwd 1 ,
.Xr getpwent 3 ,
+.Xr login.conf 5 ,
.Xr netgroup 5 ,
.Xr adduser 8 ,
.Xr pwd_mkdb 8 ,
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