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Date:      Fri, 19 Mar 1999 06:37:18 -0800 (PST)
From:      svysh@rsfq.npi.msu.su
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   i386/10672: blank line inserted by vipw into master.passwd blocks password change
Message-ID:  <19990319143718.743E614F3C@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         10672
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       blank line inserted by vipw into master.passwd blocks password change
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Mar 19 06:40:00 PST 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Sergei Vyshenski
>Release:        3.1-STABLE
>Organization:
Moscow University
>Environment:
FreeBSD rsfq.npi.msu.su 3.1-STABLE FreeBSD 3.1-STABLE #0: 
Fri Mar 19 15:10:53 MSK 1999 
root@rsfq.npi.msu.su:/usr/src/sys/compile/RSFQ3  i386
>Description:
After inserting a blank or commented (by # in first column) line 
into a master.passwd by means of vipw, it saves and and rebuilds 
databases ok. 
But after that an attempt to run : "passwd <username>"
for users listed in master.passwd below the inserted blank line
ends up with "corrupted entry, password not modified".
>How-To-Repeat:
Fully repeatable
>Fix:
Remove blank and commented lines from master.passwd with vipw.
Thus loosing its readability.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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