Re: suggestion for /usr/src/UPDATING

From: Kenneth Stailey <kstailey_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 06:45:02 -0700 (PDT)
--- Gleb Smirnoff <glebius_at_freebsd.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 29, 2004 at 07:10:44AM -0700, Kenneth Stailey wrote:
> K> Can a one-line example of how to invoke adduser to add new accounts like
> K> "proxy" be added to /usr/src/UPDATING?  That way people could just
> K> cut-and-paste the accounts into place when upgrading.
> 
> If you run mergemaster when updating, you can easily merge these lines.
> 
> -- 
> Totus tuus, Glebius.
> GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE
> 

I know about mergemaster it's just that:

1. /etc/passwd is a critical file and can get hairy on production systems.

2. It's about convenience and safety, why not dispense with adduser, etc and
tell people to just use vipw?
Received on Mon Aug 30 2004 - 11:45:03 UTC

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