Bug#771925: [release-notes] Add a note of base-passwd hardening shell on backup user - reviewed (corrected some typos and spaces)

2015-01-27 Thread Niels Thykier
On 2015-01-27 10:38, Stephan Beck wrote: > Package: release-notes > > --- Please enter the report below this line. --- > > Hi Niels, > > I reviewed the patch and corrected some typos and spaces. > Moreover, I'd prefer to use ..."corresponding" instead of "necessary" in the > "If > your local se

Bug#771925: [release-notes] Add a note of base-passwd hardening shell on backup user - reviewed (corrected some typos and spaces)

2015-01-27 Thread Stephan Beck
Package: release-notes --- Please enter the report below this line. --- Hi Niels, I reviewed the patch and corrected some typos and spaces. Moreover, I'd prefer to use ..."corresponding" instead of "necessary" in the "If your local setup requires..." sentence, merely a question of style, though.

Bug#771925: release-notes: Add a note of base-passwd hardening shell on backup user

2015-01-25 Thread Niels Thykier
Control: tags -1 pending Hi, I have committed the attached patch to the release-notes to document the migration of the base-passwd system users to the nologin shell. A review is appreciated. :) Thanks, ~Niels (Original bug submission text included below for the base-passwd maintainers, whom I

Bug#771925: release-notes: Add a note of base-passwd hardening shell on backup user

2014-12-09 Thread Niels Thykier
Control: tags -1 patch On 2014-12-03 15:51, Olivier Berger wrote: > Package: release-notes > Severity: normal > > Hi. > > AFAIU, since base-passwd 3.5.30, new in Jessie, update-passwd (triggered by > dpkg-configuration of base-passwd) may update (silently ? depening on dpkg > priority) the pas

Bug#771925: release-notes: Add a note of base-passwd hardening shell on backup user

2014-12-03 Thread Olivier Berger
Package: release-notes Severity: normal Hi. AFAIU, since base-passwd 3.5.30, new in Jessie, update-passwd (triggered by dpkg-configuration of base-passwd) may update (silently ? depening on dpkg priority) the password of users like 'backup' to /usr/sbin/nologin (instead of /bin/sh for instance