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* man/newusers.8.xml: PAM enabled version: describe how passwords

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are updated and how newusers behave in case of error.
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2009-05-11 Nicolas François <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
* man/newusers.8.xml: PAM enabled version: describe how passwords
are updated and how newusers behave in case of error.
2009-05-10 Nicolas François <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net> 2009-05-10 Nicolas François <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
* NEWS, configure.in: New release will be 4.1.4. * NEWS, configure.in: New release will be 4.1.4.

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databases. If an error occurs (except in the final writes to the databases. If an error occurs (except in the final writes to the
databases), no changes are committed to the databases. databases), no changes are committed to the databases.
</para> </para>
<para condition="pam">
During this first pass, users are created with a locked password
(and passwords are not changed for the users which are not created).
A second pass is used to update the passwords using PAM. Failures
to update a password are reported, but will not stop the other
password updates.
</para>
<para> <para>
This command is intended to be used in a large system environment This command is intended to be used in a large system environment
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The input file must be protected since it contains unencrypted The input file must be protected since it contains unencrypted
passwords. passwords.
</para> </para>
<para condition="pam">
PAM is not used to update the passwords.
Only <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and
<filename>/etc/shadow</filename> are updated, and the various checks
or options provided by PAM modules are not used.
</para>
</refsect1> </refsect1>
<refsect1 id='configuration'> <refsect1 id='configuration'>