Bug 27915

Summary:	man 5 passwd does not properly explain the format of /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd
Product:	Documentation	Reporter:	wmoran <wmoran>
Component:	Books & Articles	Assignee:	freebsd-doc (Nobody) <doc>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Latest
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description wmoran 2001-06-06 23:20:01 UTC

man 5 passwd attempts to describe the format of the /etc/passwd file, but incorrectly describes the /etc/master.passwd file while claiming to describe /etc/passwd. It does not claim to describe /etc/master.passwd anywhere.
Also, it would seem appropriate that man 5 master.passwd should bring up this man page, but currently does not.

How-To-Repeat: On a standardly installed 4.2 or 4.3 system, read man 5 passwd and compare it to the actual layout of the /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd files.

Comment 1 ru freebsd_committer

2001-06-07 08:35:38 UTC

This bug is only present in RELENG_4.

If (?) the nsswitch support will be imported into
RELENG_4, this bug will be automatically fixed.

On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 03:13:45PM -0700, wmoran@iowna.com wrote:

> man 5 passwd attempts to describe the format of the /etc/passwd file,
> but incorrectly describes the /etc/master.passwd file while claiming
> to describe /etc/passwd.


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Comment 2 ru freebsd_committer

2001-06-07 14:19:09 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->suspended

Comment 3 ru freebsd_committer

2001-06-07 14:24:01 UTC

State Changed
From-To: suspended->open

Damn edit-pr(1), this wasn't supposed to be suspended.

Comment 4 ru freebsd_committer

2001-06-07 14:24:01 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-docs

This actually belongs to the "docs" category. 
-CURRENT's passwd(5) manpage has all the necessary bits.

Comment 5 ru freebsd_committer

2001-06-08 10:31:07 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-docs->freebsd-doc

Canonicalize.

Comment 6 Tom Rhodes freebsd_committer

2002-04-26 15:52:10 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

I have investigated this matter, it appears to have been solved.