On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 01:54:40AM -0400, Ted Unangst wrote: > As discovered by tb, different man pages call /etc/passwd different things. > The legacy of these files is not, however, relevant to their daily operation > and some 20 30? years later, "this file is like that one but different" is > more confusing than helpful. > > Are there other references to 6th edition or whatever?
ok. Here are a few more, not entirely sure about the change in pw_lock.3. Index: lib/libc/gen/getpwent.3 =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvs/src/lib/libc/gen/getpwent.3,v retrieving revision 1.30 diff -u -p -r1.30 getpwent.3 --- lib/libc/gen/getpwent.3 27 Oct 2015 04:41:18 -0000 1.30 +++ lib/libc/gen/getpwent.3 14 Aug 2016 06:20:48 -0000 @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ secure password database file .It Pa /etc/master.passwd current password file .It Pa /etc/passwd -a Version 7 format password file +insecure password file .El .Sh ERRORS The Index: lib/libc/gen/getpwnam.3 =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvs/src/lib/libc/gen/getpwnam.3,v retrieving revision 1.10 diff -u -p -r1.10 getpwnam.3 --- lib/libc/gen/getpwnam.3 18 Nov 2015 19:32:23 -0000 1.10 +++ lib/libc/gen/getpwnam.3 14 Aug 2016 06:21:06 -0000 @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ secure password database file .It Pa /etc/master.passwd current password file .It Pa /etc/passwd -a Version 7 format password file +insecure password file .El .Sh ERRORS The Index: lib/libutil/pw_init.3 =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvs/src/lib/libutil/pw_init.3,v retrieving revision 1.13 diff -u -p -r1.13 pw_init.3 --- lib/libutil/pw_init.3 14 Sep 2015 13:45:25 -0000 1.13 +++ lib/libutil/pw_init.3 14 Aug 2016 06:20:13 -0000 @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ returns 1. .It Pa /etc/master.passwd Current password file. .It Pa /etc/passwd -A Version 7 format password file. +Insecure password file. .It Pa /etc/ptmp Password lock file. .It Pa /etc/pwd.db Index: lib/libutil/pw_lock.3 =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvs/src/lib/libutil/pw_lock.3,v retrieving revision 1.19 diff -u -p -r1.19 pw_lock.3 --- lib/libutil/pw_lock.3 15 Oct 2015 19:35:24 -0000 1.19 +++ lib/libutil/pw_lock.3 14 Aug 2016 06:19:41 -0000 @@ -95,11 +95,12 @@ are specified by OR'ing the following va only update the secure database file .Pq Pa /etc/spwd.db . .It Dv _PASSWORD_OMITV7 -do not update the Version 7 format password file +do not update the password file .Pq Pa /etc/passwd . .El .Pp -By default the secure, insecure and Version 7 format password databases +By default the secure and insecure password databases and the password file +.Pa /etc/passwd are updated. You should finish writing to and close the file descriptor returned by .Fn pw_lock @@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ function returns \-1 if it is unable to .It Pa /etc/master.passwd Current password file. .It Pa /etc/passwd -A Version 7 format password file. +Insecure password file. .It Pa /etc/ptmp Password lock file. .It Pa /etc/pwd.db
