[Security-Discuss] Bug remains in useradd

"Bob Puff@NLE" <bob-6dd4Sf22++lWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.mandrake.security.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Vincent and gang,

I just installed the new shadow-utils package from MDKSA-2004:126 on my 9.2 machines. 
Unfortunately, the bug that I reported in bugzilla didn't seem to make it into the fix: that
usernames with periods in them no longer work.  I'm forced to use a useradd from a 9.0 install
to do the job.

What is most strange is that I just logged on to bugzilla, and it doesn't have my bug report
listed!  I know I filed that a couple months ago, but it doesn't appear there.  Most strange!

This is a fairly significant issue for me (and others, as evidenced by some google searches), as
setting up email accounts like "joe.smith" won't work with the stock (or updated) useradd.

Did bugzilla have any data loss?

Bob
message.footer (text/plain, 239 B)
____________________________________________________
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? 
Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
____________________________________________________
lmpx.com only provides a reader for public news (NNTP) servers. It is not affiliated with the servers or forums shown here and is not responsible for the content of articles, which is written by their respective authors.