Subject: Re: pwd_mkdb
To: Takahiro Kambe <taca@sky.yamashina.kyoto.jp>
From: Jukka Marin <jmarin@pyy.jmp.fi>
List: current-users
Date: 04/11/1999 19:23:20
On Mon, Apr 12, 1999 at 12:31:37AM +0900, Takahiro Kambe wrote:
> I've called from my boss, and must go to the office today. :-(
> So I don't have much time, I made "-u" option for pwd_mkdb(8), mainly
> borrow codes from FreeBSD version.
Thanks for the patch!
> Though I attach the patch, this isn't test verfy much. Please don't use
> this on production systems.
That's exactly what I need to do - to use it on a production system. :-)
Well, I'll have to try it out somewhere else first.
> In this patch, pw_mkdb_user() is added into passwd and chpass. This
> functionality should be in libutil(3), lib/libutil/passwd.c. It might
> be simple that adding an argument to pw_mkdb(), but it breaks binary
> ompatibitity. So, I add newly pw_mkdb_user().
I understand. I was going to ask about this, but you answered my question
already. Thanks!
-jm