($name, $password, $uid, $gid, $change, $class, $gecos, $home_dir, $shell) =
(getpwnam("$login_name"));
-if ($?) {
+if (!defined $uid) {
print STDERR "${whoami}: Error: User ${login_name} not in password database\n";
&unlockpw;
exit 1;
print STDERR "\n${whoami}: Warning: couldn't set mode of $new_passwd_file to 0600 ($!)\n\tcontinuing, but please check mode of /etc/master.passwd!\n";
$skipped = 0;
while (<MASTER_PW>) {
- if (not /^\Q$login_name:/io) {
- print NEW_PW;
- } else {
+ if (/^\Q$login_name:/o) {
print STDERR "Dropped entry for $login_name\n" if $debug;
$skipped = 1;
+ } else {
+ print NEW_PW;
+ # The other perl password tools assume all lowercase entries.
+ # Add a warning to help unsuspecting admins who might be
+ # using the wrong tool for the job, or might otherwise
+ # be unwittingly holding a loaded foot-shooting device.
+ if (/^\Q$login_name:/io) {
+ my $name = $_;
+ $name =~ s#\:.*\n##;
+ print STDERR "\n\n\tThere is also an entry for $name in your",
+ "password file.\n\tThis can cause problems in some ",
+ "situations.\n\n";
+ }
}
}
close(NEW_PW);