Hi, On Sat, May 07, 2005 at 09:58:19PM +0300, Alexander Gattin wrote: > On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 07:20:29AM +0200, Marc Haber wrote: > > Reopening. Please document this option. I cannot use a secret, > > undocumented option. > > Actually it is documented, although in TFS.
TFS is not in the binary package, hence the binary package is missing the docs. That's a policy violation *ducks* > > > The problem with -O option is a Tomasz's desire to > > > rename it to -K for sake of unfication with Solaris: > > > > So we can/need to wait until it is renamed, then document it, > > This depends on you. Well, I decided on using chage in adduser, so the connection between this bug and the adduser issue isn't there any more. However, I find it quite ugly to leave useful options undocumented. But that's of couse your decision. > Currently I see the next in adduser: > > Depends: ... passwd (>=961025) > > Dependency on such an antique version of passwd looks > strange for me There surely was a reason for doing so, but since this dependency is satisfied since bo (which had exactly this version of passwd), I think that it can probably be removed. > (do you really test adduser against it?), No. > but if you want to choose as old a passwd as > possible for the dependency, then probably you should > use chage instead of -O/-K, because chage is in passwd > since ages (a working version since 970616-1, AFAIU?). chage is now being used. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
