Attachment 28246 Details for Bug 47594 – file.diff

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Created: 2003-01-28 14:40:08 UTC

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>--- /tmp/passwd.5	Tue Jan 28 11:19:35 2003
>+++ passwd.5	Tue Jan 28 11:27:14 2003
>@@ -114,7 +114,12 @@
> that manipulate these files will often return only one of the multiple
> entries, and that one by random selection.
> .Pp
>-The login name must never begin with a hyphen (``-''); also, it is strongly
>+The login name must never begin with a hyphen (``-'')
>+and should not contain 8-bit characters, neither tab nor spaces,
>+quotes (``"''), mathematical and comparison operators (``+*-%^<>=#''),
>+parenthesis (``()'') and various punctuation and other symbols
>+(``,&$!@~?|\/'').  As a special case to help Samba users, the dollar
>+symbol (``$'') is allowed as the last character.  Also, it is strongly
> suggested that neither upper-case characters or dots (``.'') be part
> of the name, as this tends to confuse mailers.  No field may contain a
> colon (``:'') as this has been used historically to separate the fields
>@@ -133,7 +138,8 @@
> The group field is the group that the user will be placed in upon login.
> Since this system supports multiple groups (see
> .Xr groups 1 )
>-this field currently has little special meaning.
>+this field currently has little special meaning.  Rules for valid group
>+syntax are the same as for usernames.
> .Pp
> The
> .Ar class

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