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Date:      Sat, 9 Mar 2002 02:30:02 -0800 (PST)
From:      "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net>
To:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: docs/35575: Pw(8) man page makes no mention of /var/log/userlog
Message-ID:  <200203091030.g29AU2J85159@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR docs/35575; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net>
To: dannyman@toldme.com
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/35575: Pw(8) man page makes no mention of /var/log/userlog
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 04:21:55 -0600

 On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 07:10:32PM -0800 I heard the voice of
 dannyman@toldme.com, and lo! it spake thus:
 > 	
 > >Fix:
 > 
 > At least mention /var/log/userlog in FILES.  It may be useful to
 > document the any relevant syslog information as well.
 > 
 > If nobody wants to "own" fixing this, then I'll roll up my sleeves, do
 > some research, and supply patches.
 
 Well, I can't "own" it, but I can supply patches   :)
 
 syslog isn't involved, it logs directly.  How about this:
 
 
 Index: pw.8
 ===================================================================
 RCS file: /usr/cvs/src/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8,v
 retrieving revision 1.25
 diff -u -r1.25 pw.8
 --- pw.8	2001/07/15 08:02:41	1.25
 +++ pw.8	2002/03/09 10:20:05
 @@ -884,6 +884,14 @@
  .Xr fingerd 8 ,
  and a small number of TCP/IP clients, such as IRC, where full names
  specified in the passwd file may be used by default.
 +.Pp
 +.Nm Pw
 +logs actions to the
 +.Pa /var/log/userlog
 +file when actions such as user or group additions or deletions occur.
 +The location of this logfile can be changed in the
 +.Xr pw.conf 5
 +file.
  .Sh FILES
  .Bl -tag -width /etc/master.passwd.new -compact
  .It Pa /etc/master.passwd
 @@ -902,6 +910,8 @@
  Temporary copy of the group file
  .It Pa /etc/pw.conf
  Pw default options file
 +.It Pa /var/log/userlog
 +User/group modification logfile
  .El
  .Sh SEE ALSO
  .Xr chpass 1 ,
 
 
 
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