Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 09:43:42 -0800 (PST) From: opentrax@email.com To: billf@mu.org Cc: bugs@freebsd.org, gerhard.sittig@gmx.net Subject: Re: bin/22860: [PATCH] adduser & friends with '$' in usernames Message-ID: <200011221743.JAA00831@spammie.svbug.com> In-Reply-To: <20001122095559.B14080@elvis.mu.org>
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On 22 Nov, Bill Fumerola wrote: > On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 07:24:41AM -0800, opentrax@email.com wrote: >> With regards to this bug report I would like to state an opinion. >> >> IMO, this patch should be reject for inclusion in FreeBSD and >> should be place on a 'freely available shelf'. IMO, FreeBSD is NOT >> here to support M$, or their attempts to obfuscate UNIX. IMO, given >> that, FreeBSD should not abandon those that need an exit strategy >> from M$ systems. IMO, placing this patch within the reach of >> responsible system adminstrators will provide a reasonable balance. >> >> This has been my opinion. > > It is really just the way that samba and NT interact. We allow for $ > in the username, so why shouldn't our tools allow for it too. > > This isn't an "exit strategy", this is a bug that adduser and co don't > handle it. > IMO, samba should deal with this as a patch, as I've stated. '$' on the end of string is used to indicate end-of-string, in AWK, VI, Perl and many more. IMO, M$'s intent was to obfuscate our tool set, intentionally. IMO, thereby, creating a riff between SysAdmins new to UNIX, but familiar with Win. Also, most win systems don't advertise the fact that '$' is at the end of the line. IMO, further obfuscating our system. So, IMO, not support this patch directly (via inclusion into release material) tells admins that we don't support MS. However, IMO, placing the patch in a neutral area, such as I've described, still allows them to deal with the issue. This is my opinion. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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