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and subject line Bug#385170: install: login.defs needed manual diff action in
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Package: login
Version: 1:4.0.18.1-1
Severity: minor
While upgrading this package from 1:4.0.17-2 to 1:4.0.18.1-1, apt required me
to decide what to do with /etc/login.defs. I made no changes to it and
looking at the diff didn't show me anything of significance (whitespace
and some comments).
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17.8-core-smp
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages login depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.6-15 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libpam-modules 0.79-3.1 Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii libpam-runtime 0.79-3.1 Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii libpam0g 0.79-3.1 Pluggable Authentication Modules l
login recommends no packages.
-- no debconf information
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On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 06:50:14AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> While upgrading this package from 1:4.0.17-2 to 1:4.0.18.1-1, apt required me
> to decide what to do with /etc/login.defs. I made no changes to it and
> looking at the diff didn't show me anything of significance (whitespace
> and some comments).
Between 1:4.0.17-2 and 1:4.0.18.1-1, the GETPASS_ASTERISKS section was
removed. This section was commented by default, so you should not notice
any issue (but it is recommended to remove this section anyway since the
GETPASS_ASTERISKS variable is not supported and will cause warnings).
I'm attaching a diff between the two versions' login.defs.
Kind Regards,
--
Nekral
--- 4.0.17-2/login.defs 2006-07-22 15:04:34.000000000 +0200
+++ 4.0.18.1-1/login.defs 2006-08-04 23:07:40.000000000 +0200
@@ -218,27 +218,6 @@
#USERDEL_CMD /usr/sbin/userdel_local
#
-# When prompting for password without echo, getpass() can optionally
-# display a random number (in the range 1 to GETPASS_ASTERISKS) of '*'
-# characters for each character typed. This feature is designed to
-# confuse people looking over your shoulder when you enter a password :-).
-# Also, the new getpass() accepts both Backspace (8) and Delete (127)
-# keys to delete previous character (to cope with different terminal
-# types), Control-U to delete all characters, and beeps when there are
-# no more characters to delete, or too many characters entered.
-#
-# Setting GETPASS_ASTERISKS to 1 results in more traditional behaviour -
-# exactly one '*' displayed for each character typed.
-#
-# Setting GETPASS_ASTERISKS to 0 disables the '*' characters (Backspace,
-# Delete, Control-U and beep continue to work as described above).
-#
-# Setting GETPASS_ASTERISKS to -1 reverts to the traditional getpass()
-# without any new features. This is the default.
-#
-#GETPASS_ASTERISKS 1
-
-#
# This enables userdel to remove user groups if no members exist.
#
# Other former uses of this variable such as setting the umask when
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