tags 352117 upstream clone 352117 -1 -2 -3 retitle -1 passwd: typo in the passwd manpage "TheUNIX" severity -1 minor
retitle -2 passwd: arguments in the passwd.1 synopsis should match the ones used in the OPTIONS section severity -2 wishlist retitle -3 passwd: when interrupted, passwd should indicate that the password was not changed severity -3 wishlist thanks On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 12:37:23AM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Package: passwd > Version: 1:4.0.13-7 > Severity: wishlist Thanks for the report. I've cloned you patch to separate the different issues. > # COLUMNS=7777 man passwd|spell > TheUNIX [BUG -1] I will commit a patch tonight. > # passwd > Enter new UNIX password: > Retype new UNIX password: > > Looks like I'm connected to an AT&T UNIX machine. Better to say Linux > or better yet the hostname itself, in case one is ssl'ed several > layers thick and must be sure about what machine one is changing the > passwd of. [BUG 352117] I think we can drop "UNIX". IMHO, this "UNIX" indicates it is dealing with the /etc/passwd password. This is no more the case with a PAMified passwd. I will check this with upstream. > Also on the man page the long --options are not in the SYNOPSIS, > and these > passwd [-x max] [-n min] [-w warn] [-i inact] login > should probably be > passwd [-x MAX_DAYS] [-n MIN_DAYS] [-w WARN_DAYS] [-i INACTIVE_DAYS] > login > to match the below part of the man page, or at least say > passwd [-x days] [-n days] [-w days] [-i days] login > and INACTIVE should be INACTIVE_DAYS to match the others... [BUG -2] In the other shadow utilities' man pages, the synopsis is minimally set to: <tool> [options] <args> So this synopsis will probably switch to a similar form. Otherwise, I agree there's an inconsistency, and the long options could be indicated. > Also > $ passwd > Changing password for jidanni > (current) UNIX password: > Enter new UNIX password: > Retype new UNIX password: > Bad: new password is too short > > Only now you tell me, after having typed it twice. > > Enter new UNIX password: > Retype new UNIX password: > > User cannot ^C out of it. User thinks oh no, my password will now be > some control chars I hit trying to escape. > > Sorry, passwords do not match > passwd: Authentication information cannot be recovered > > Better to say "password unchanged". "Authentication information > cannot be recovered" sounds like he just deleted his account. [BUG -3] A lot is done by PAM in passwd, I will check if we can detect this case and inform the user that the password was not changed. Kind Regards, -- Nekral -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
