More egcs warning fixes:

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

diff --git a/pw/pw.conf.5 b/pw/pw.conf.5
index 7bbd09f0f3e8b7eb7066c5fac87ed38c2b0275d6..06bccb7777e27b6b0ac3dafb105cd80f11f08191 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 1.7 1997/10/10 06:23:34 charnier Exp $

 .\"
 .\"

-.Dd November 13, 1996
+.Dd December 9, 1996

 .Dt PW.CONF 5
 .Os 
 .Sh NAME
 .Dt PW.CONF 5
 .Os 
 .Sh NAME


@@ -23,9 +43,9 @@ files, allowing users and groups to be added, deleted and changed.
 This file may be modified via the
 .Xr pw 8
 command using the
 This file may be modified via the
 .Xr pw 8
 command using the

-.Ql \&useradd
+.Ar useradd

 command and the
 command and the

-.Ql \&-D
+.Fl D

 option, or by editing it directly with a text editor.
 .Pp
 Each line in
 option, or by editing it directly with a text editor.
 .Pp
 Each line in


@@ -36,16 +56,18 @@ blank lines and lines commencing with a
 character are considered comments, and any remaining lines are
 examined for a leading keyword, followed by corresponding data.
 .Pp
 character are considered comments, and any remaining lines are
 examined for a leading keyword, followed by corresponding data.
 .Pp

-Keywords recognised by 
+Keywords recognized by 

 .Xr pw 8
 are:
 .Bl -tag -width password_days -offset indent -compact
 .It defaultpasswd
 .Xr pw 8
 are:
 .Bl -tag -width password_days -offset indent -compact
 .It defaultpasswd

-affects passwords generated for new users
+affect passwords generated for new users

 .It reuseuids
 reuse gaps in uid sequences
 .It reusegids
 reuse gaps in gid sequences
 .It reuseuids
 reuse gaps in uid sequences
 .It reusegids
 reuse gaps in gid sequences

+.It nispasswd
+path to the NIS passwd database

 .It skeleton
 where to obtain default home contents
 .It newmail
 .It skeleton
 where to obtain default home contents
 .It newmail


@@ -64,7 +86,7 @@ default shell (without path)
 default group
 .It extragroups
 add new users to this groups
 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
 place new users in this login class
 .It minuid
 .It maxuid


@@ -80,16 +102,16 @@ days after which password expires
 .Pp
 Valid values for
 .Ar defaultpasswd
 .Pp
 Valid values for
 .Ar defaultpasswd

-are
+are:

 .Bl -tag -width password_days -offset indent -compact
 .It no
 .Bl -tag -width password_days -offset indent -compact
 .It no

-disables login on newly created accounts
+disable login on newly created accounts

 .It yes
 .It yes

-forces the password to be the account name
+force the password to be the account name

 .It none
 .It none

-forces a blank password
+force a blank password

 .It random
 .It random

-Generates a random password
+generate a random password

 .El
 .Pp
 The second and third options are insecure and should be avoided if
 .El
 .Pp
 The second and third options are insecure and should be avoided if


@@ -102,7 +124,7 @@ The final option causes
 .Xr pw 8
 to respond by printing a randomly generated password on stdout.
 This is the preferred and most secure option.
 .Xr pw 8
 to respond by printing a randomly generated password on stdout.
 This is the preferred and most secure option.

-.Xr pw 8
+.Xr Pw 8

 also provides a method of setting a specific password for the new
 user via a filehandle (command lines are not secure).
 .Pp
 also provides a method of setting a specific password for the new
 user via a filehandle (command lines are not secure).
 .Pp


@@ -132,6 +154,13 @@ user's uid and gid the same.
 If the new user's uid is currently in use as a group id, then the next
 available group id is chosen instead.
 .Pp
 If the new user's uid is currently in use as a group id, then the next
 available group id is chosen instead.
 .Pp

+On NIS servers which maintain a separate passwd database to
+.Pa /etc/master.passwd ,
+this option allows the additional file to be concurrently updated
+as user records are added, modified or removed.
+If blank or set to 'no', no additional database is updated.
+An absolute pathname must be used.
+.Pp

 The
 .Ar skeleton
 keyword nominates a directory from which the contents of a user's
 The
 .Ar skeleton
 keyword nominates a directory from which the contents of a user's


@@ -139,8 +168,8 @@ new home directory is constructed.
 This is
 .Pa /usr/share/skel
 by default.
 This is
 .Pa /usr/share/skel
 by default.

-.Xr pw 8 's
-.Ql \&-m
+.Xr Pw 8 's
+.Fl m

 option causes the user's home directory to be created and populated
 using the files contained in the
 .Ar skeleton
 option causes the user's home directory to be created and populated
 using the files contained in the
 .Ar skeleton


@@ -200,7 +229,7 @@ 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 
 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
 normally used by the user.
 .Pp
 .Ar extragroups


@@ -211,12 +240,19 @@ file.
 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
 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
+.Fl G
+option on the
+.Xr pw 8

 command line.
 .Pp
 The
 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 ,
 .Ar minuid ,
 .Ar maxuid ,
 .Ar mingid ,


@@ -228,9 +264,9 @@ minimum and maximum respectively.
 The user and group id's actually used when creating an account with
 .Xr pw 8
 may be overridden using the
 The user and group id's actually used when creating an account with
 .Xr pw 8
 may be overridden using the

-.Ql \&-u
+.Fl u

 and
 and

-.Ql \&-g
+.Fl g

 command line options.
 .Pp
 The
 command line options.
 .Pp
 The


@@ -247,7 +283,7 @@ expiration date.
 .Pp
 .Sh LIMITS
 The maximum line length of
 .Pp
 .Sh LIMITS
 The maximum line length of

-.Pa /etc/acct/pw.conf
+.Pa /etc/pw.conf

 is 1024 characters. Longer lines will be skipped and treated
 as comments.
 .Sh FILES
 is 1024 characters. Longer lines will be skipped and treated
 as comments.
 .Sh FILES


@@ -258,9 +294,8 @@ as comments.
 .It Pa /etc/group
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .It Pa /etc/group
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO

-.Xr pw 8 ,

 .Xr passwd 1 ,
 .Xr passwd 1 ,

+.Xr group 5 ,
+.Xr login.conf 5 ,

 .Xr passwd 5 ,
 .Xr passwd 5 ,

-.Xr group 5
-
-
+.Xr pw 8