[SSSD] [PATCH] Make the password field configurable in NSS

Simo Sorce ssorce at redhat.com
Wed Nov 18 16:15:51 UTC 2009


On Wed, 2009-11-18 at 10:58 -0500, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-11-17 at 09:02 -0500, Simo Sorce wrote: 
> > 
> > We don't support shadow maps so we never return shadow information
> > currently.
> 
> So you should _never_ return an "x" in the passwd map either then.  It
> doesn't even need a distro/site/admin configuration option.  Simply
> change the "x" that is being sent now to a "*" (or whatever else you
> wish if you don't like "*").
> 
> > So I don't see the need for this to be conditional at this
> > stage.
> 
> Indeed.  It doesn't even need to be configurable as the patch has
> attempted to make it.

It doesn't hurt to.

We may decide to make "*" the default though.

Simo.

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