Re: [dev] [ubase] Implementing users and groups management

2018-11-26 Thread Daniel Cegiełka
pon., 26 lis 2018 o 19:23 ilmich napisał(a): > > Hi Daniel, > > > > 1) Note that struct passwd is not compatible with linux libc ABI > > > (pw_class). > > you are right, but I've noticed that ubase's login and passwd > implementation make us of them. > However my conclusion is that ubase currentl

Re: [dev] [ubase] Implementing users and groups management

2018-11-26 Thread ilmich
Hi Daniel, > > 1) Note that struct passwd is not compatible with linux libc ABI (pw_class). you are right, but I've noticed that ubase's login and passwd implementation make us of them. However my conclusion is that ubase currently supports two databases for login with password (shadow and openwa

Re: [dev] [ubase] Implementing users and groups management

2018-11-26 Thread Daniel Cegiełka
sorry for html... pon., 26 lis 2018 o 17:40 Daniel Cegiełka napisał(a): > > > > pon., 26 lis 2018 o 17:21 ilmich napisał(a): >> >> Il giorno lun 26 nov 2018 alle ore 15:38 Laslo Hunhold >> ha scritto: >> > Dear Michele, >> >> > I remember we discussed a relatively new concept that is better th

Re: [dev] [ubase] Implementing users and groups management

2018-11-26 Thread ilmich
Il giorno lun 26 nov 2018 alle ore 15:38 Laslo Hunhold ha scritto: > Dear Michele, Hi Laslo, thanks for your reply > In this case though, one would have to think which underlying > database to use. The shadow password format is most prominent > nowadays, with all its drawbacks. You can read more

Re: [dev] [ubase] Implementing users and groups management

2018-11-26 Thread Laslo Hunhold
On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:53:05 +0100 ilmich wrote: Dear Michele, > for my needs I'm developing some lightweight tools for users and > groups management (like useradd, userdel, groupadd and so on) and I'm > trying to adhere to POSIX standard and your guidelines. > If I wanted to release patches, ub

[dev] [ubase] Implementing users and groups management

2018-11-26 Thread ilmich
Hi, for my needs I'm developing some lightweight tools for users and groups management (like useradd, userdel, groupadd and so on) and I'm trying to adhere to POSIX standard and your guidelines. If I wanted to release patches, ubase could be the right place!? Cheers Michele