On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 08:07:35PM +0200, Christian Perrier wrote:
> tags 139066 moreinfo
> thanks

> In #139066, Steve Langasek makes an interesting suggestion about
> adding /bin/true to /etc/shells

> I consider that interesting, however this file does not belong to
> passwd...and /bin/true actually belongs to coreutils.

> So, I indeed consider reassigning this bug report to coreutils,
> leaving up to this package maintainer to decide whether it's worth
> using "add-shell /bin/true" or not.

Considering coreutils is Essential: yes, I'm not sure why it should need to
*register* the shell.  I agree that this bug doesn't belong to passwd,
though; presumably it did in the distant past. :)

-- 
Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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