begin quote On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 12:50:42 +0200 Thorsten Kampe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > This is in fact the point it is all about. There is no sense in > "updating" fstab or /etc/passwd so these types of files should be > always omitted. Another possibility would be to have etc-update issue > a "red warning" when used with "-5". thats the point of being root. It allows you to do stupid things without getting in your way. But, I digress. passwd should be updated, at least until we get a very solid account management scheme with UID:name assignations to add, since, there is a point in sometimes updating system services ( forking out more basic stuff to users other than root for example) The fact that people use tools with sharp edges in a careless manner is unfortunate, but I'm not a believer in putting warningsigns on chainsaws as : "Do not stop the rotating chain with your hands" , neither am I a fan of "are you truly sure you want to do this?" dialogs, as they inspire careless use of tools by accustoming people to never read warnings. For a reason to upgrade fstab globally? perhaps changing defaults for some subentries? add recommendations for other mountpoints? or add supermount/automount support ? I can imagine a lot of reasons. I can also imagine a lot of reasons why a user should be careful when they see "passwd" "fstab" "shadow" and other files on the list to be updated. automation is an option. in this case, using -5 in etc-update is equal to doing rm -fr on files. its possible, but custom says you don't do that as root. //Spider -- begin .signature This is a .signature virus! Please copy me into your .signature! See Microsoft KB Article Q265230 for more information. end
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