Bug#833256: shadow and util-linux

2017-01-22 Thread Christian Hofstaedtler
* Andreas Henriksson [170122 17:25]: > [..] > # chsh > > shadowutil-linux > > -h (== --help)-u (== --help) > > -R chroot-dir > --root chroot-dir > > (not listing the options

Bug#833256: shadow and util-linux

2017-01-22 Thread Christian Hofstaedtler
* Christian Hofstaedtler [170122 17:06]: > * Andreas Henriksson [170122 15:31]: > > Also note the following su related patches carried in Debian shadow package: > > http://sources.debian.net/src/shadow/1:4.4-2/debian/patches/523_su_arguments_are_concatenated/ > > http://sources.debian.net/src/sha

Bug#833256: shadow and util-linux

2017-01-22 Thread Laurent Bigonville
Le 22/01/17 à 17:13, Laurent Bigonville a écrit : On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 09:59:40 -0600 "Serge E. Hallyn" wrote: > On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 04:18:29PM +0100, Andreas Henriksson wrote: > > Hello again, > > > > Only focusing on su for this mail, have now studied the previously > > spotted differences

Bug#833256: shadow and util-linux

2017-01-22 Thread Laurent Bigonville
On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 09:59:40 -0600 "Serge E. Hallyn" wrote: > On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 04:18:29PM +0100, Andreas Henriksson wrote: > > Hello again, > > > > Only focusing on su for this mail, have now studied the previously > > spotted differences between util-linux and shadow in more detail... >

Bug#833256: shadow and util-linux

2017-01-22 Thread Serge E. Hallyn
On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 04:18:29PM +0100, Andreas Henriksson wrote: > Hello again, > > Only focusing on su for this mail, have now studied the previously > spotted differences between util-linux and shadow in more detail... > > TL;DR NEWS.Debian entry and ignoring the difference is probably safe.

Bug#833256: shadow and util-linux

2017-01-22 Thread Christian Hofstaedtler
Chiming in here because I can send email. * Andreas Henriksson [170122 15:31]: > [andreas was looking at the unsupported features in su from > util-linux]: > [..] > > > DEFAULT_HOME > > util-linux has the opposite default (only warn), and doesn't support > manual configuring this setting. > http

Bug#833256: shadow and util-linux

2017-01-22 Thread Andreas Henriksson
Hello again, Only focusing on su for this mail, have now studied the previously spotted differences between util-linux and shadow in more detail... TL;DR NEWS.Debian entry and ignoring the difference is probably safe. More details below Feedback very welcome! > > # su I was told by util-li

Bug#833256: shadow and util-linux

2017-01-19 Thread Andreas Henriksson
Hello Serge E. Hallyn, Thanks for your input. On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 01:59:49PM -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote: > Hi, > > so it looks like things which are duplicated include: > > chfn > chsh > (but not chpasswd?) > newgroup > su > vipw I've done a quick comparison of what the manpage says in s

Bug#833256: shadow and util-linux

2017-01-17 Thread Serge E. Hallyn
Hi, so it looks like things which are duplicated include: chfn chsh (but not chpasswd?) newgroup su vipw Do these all work the same way? (looks like util-linux su has a lot more options and implements the options shadow's does, good, but it does not honor all the same login.defs variables?) Ar