Reviewed by: davidn@blaze.net.au

[pw-darwin.git] / pw / pw.conf.5

diff --git a/pw/pw.conf.5 b/pw/pw.conf.5
index 7bbd09f0f3e8b7eb7066c5fac87ed38c2b0275d6..eeea80e142680769376a6f6f4706037d9b07cb7e 100644 (file)
--- a/pw/pw.conf.5
+++ b/pw/pw.conf.5
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
-.\" Copyright (c) 1996
-.\"    David L. Nugent.
-.\"    Password/Group file maintenance suite
+.\" Copyright (C) 1996
+.\" David L. Nugent.  All rights reserved.
+.\" 
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\" 
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY DAVID L. NUGENT AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL DAVID L. NUGENT OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"    $Id: pw.conf.5,v 1.2 1996/11/18 03:09:02 davidn Exp $
+.\"    $Id: pw.conf.5,v 1.1.1.2 1996/12/09 23:55:22 joerg Exp $
 .\"
-.Dd November 13, 1996
+.Dd December 9, 1996
 .Dt PW.CONF 5
 .Os 
 .Sh NAME
@@ -64,7 +84,7 @@ default shell (without path)
 default group
 .It extragroups
 add new users to this groups
-.It loginclass
+.It defaultclass
 place new users in this login class
 .It minuid
 .It maxuid
@@ -200,7 +220,7 @@ their own created automatically.
 This is the recommended procedure for new users as it best secures each
 user's files against interference by other users of the system
 irrespective of the 
-.Em umask .
+.Em umask
 normally used by the user.
 .Pp
 .Ar extragroups
@@ -212,11 +232,18 @@ This is useful where all users share some resources, and is preferable
 to placing users into the same primary group.
 The effect of this keyword can be overridden using the
 .Ql \&-G
-option on
-.Xr pw 8 's
+option on the
+.Xr pw 8
 command line.
 .Pp
 The
+.Ar defaultclass
+field determines the login class (See
+.Xr login.conf 5 )
+that new users will be allocated unless overwritten by
+.Xr pw 8 .
+.Pp
+The
 .Ar minuid ,
 .Ar maxuid ,
 .Ar mingid ,
@@ -259,6 +286,7 @@ as comments.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr pw 8 ,
+.Xr login.conf 5 ,
 .Xr passwd 1 ,
 .Xr passwd 5 ,
 .Xr group 5