Author: pierre
Date: Sat Apr 18 23:08:50 2020
New Revision: 11811
Log:
Fix a wrong hardcoded path in some shadow programs. ticket #4632
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
trunk/BOOK/chapter06/shadow.xml
trunk/BOOK/general.ent
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml Wed Apr 15 02:39:44 2020 (r11810)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter01/changelog.xml Sat Apr 18 23:08:50 2020 (r11811)
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@
appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem.
-->
<listitem>
+ <para>2020-04-19</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>[pierre] - Fix a wrong hardcoded path in some programs
+ from the shadow package. Fixes
+ <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;4632">#4632</ulink>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
<para>2020-04-15</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem revision="systemd">
Modified: trunk/BOOK/chapter06/shadow.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/chapter06/shadow.xml Wed Apr 15 02:39:44 2020 (r11810)
+++ trunk/BOOK/chapter06/shadow.xml Sat Apr 18 23:08:50 2020 (r11811)
@@ -83,12 +83,21 @@
<para>Prepare Shadow for compilation:</para>
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --sysconfdir=/etc
--with-group-name-max-length=32</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">touch /usr/bin/passwd
+./configure --sysconfdir=/etc
--with-group-name-max-length=32</userinput></screen>
<variablelist>
<title>The meaning of the configure option:</title>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><command>touch /usr/bin/passwd</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>The file <filename>/usr/bin/passwd</filename> needs
+ to exist because its location is harcoded in some programs, and
+ the default location if it does not exist is not right.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
<term><parameter>--with-group-name-max-length=32</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>The maximum user name is 32 characters. Make the maximum
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent
==============================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/general.ent Wed Apr 15 02:39:44 2020 (r11810)
+++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent Sat Apr 18 23:08:50 2020 (r11811)
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<!ENTITY version "SVN-20200415">
+<!ENTITY version "SVN-20200419">
<!ENTITY short-version "svn"> <!-- Used below in &blfs-book;
Change to x.y for release but not -rc
releases -->
<!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development" or
"x.y[-pre{x}]" -->
-<!ENTITY versiond "20200415-systemd">
+<!ENTITY versiond "20200419-systemd">
<!ENTITY short-versiond "systemd">
<!ENTITY generic-versiond "systemd">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "April 15th, 2020">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "April 19th, 2020">
<!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2020"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not
– -->
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