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Jason Franklin
04062cda11
Add "NONEXISTENT" to the "login.defs" man page 2020-05-11 09:26:43 -04:00
Duncan Overbruck
085d04c3dd
add new HOME_MODE login.defs(5) option
This option can be used to set a separate mode for useradd(8) and
newusers(8) to create the home directories with.
If this option is not set, the current behavior of using UMASK
or the default umask is preserved.

There are many distributions that set UMASK to 077 by default just
to create home directories not readable by others and use things like
/etc/profile, bashrc or sudo configuration files to set a less
restrictive
umask. This has always resulted in bug reports because it is hard
to follow as users tend to change files like bashrc and are not about
setting the umask to counteract the umask set in /etc/login.defs.

A recent change in sudo has also resulted in many bug reports about
this. sudo now tries to respect the umask set by pam modules and on
systems where pam does not set a umask, the login.defs UMASK value is
used.
2020-01-12 16:18:32 +01:00
Serge Hallyn
93f1f35123 Revert "add new HOME_MODE login.defs(5) option"
Missing file

This reverts commit a847899b52.
2020-01-12 07:56:19 -06:00
Duncan Overbruck
a847899b52
add new HOME_MODE login.defs(5) option
This option can be used to set a separate mode for useradd(8) and
newusers(8) to create the home directories with.
If this option is not set, the current behavior of using UMASK
or the default umask is preserved.

There are many distributions that set UMASK to 077 by default just
to create home directories not readable by others and use things like
/etc/profile, bashrc or sudo configuration files to set a less
restrictive
umask. This has always resulted in bug reports because it is hard
to follow as users tend to change files like bashrc and are not about
setting the umask to counteract the umask set in /etc/login.defs.

A recent change in sudo has also resulted in many bug reports about
this. sudo now tries to respect the umask set by pam modules and on
systems where pam does not set a umask, the login.defs UMASK value is
used.
2020-01-11 22:27:39 +01:00
Tomas Mraz
4633164857 login.defs: Add LASTLOG_UID_MAX variable to limit lastlog to small uids.
As the large uids are usually provided by remote user identity and
authentication service, which also provide user login tracking,
there is no need to create a huge sparse file for them on every local
machine.

fixup! login.defs: Add LASTLOG_UID_MAX variable to limit lastlog to small uids.
2018-12-10 13:25:56 -06:00
Eric W. Biederman
23fd6cb1da login.defs.5: Document the new variables in login.defs
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
2013-08-05 10:08:45 -05:00
nekral-guest
042d6c48b3 * man/*.xml: Add author based on copyright statement.
* man/<ll>/*.[1358], man/<ll>/man[1358]/*.[1358],
	man/<ll>/Makefile.am: Sort manpages per section as the generated
	manpages.
2012-05-25 11:45:21 +00:00
nekral-guest
3bdad35e9f * man/*.xml, man/config.xml.in: Add source and version
information. This reduce the amount of warnings during the
	manpages generation.
2011-07-08 19:49:09 +00:00
nekral-guest
97961b8bee * NEWS, src/chpasswd.c, man/chpasswd.8.xml, man/login.defs.5.xml:
PAM enabled versions: restore the -e option to allow restoring
	passwords without knowing those passwords. Restore together the -m
	and -c options.
2010-03-25 20:35:59 +00:00
nekral-guest
5d6c314304 * man/chage.1.xml, man/login.defs.5.xml, man/pwck.8.xml,
man/pwconv.8.xml, man/useradd.8.xml, man/userdel.8.xml,
	man/usermod.8.xml, man/vipw.8.xml: Document the usage of the
	TCB_AUTH_GROUP, TCB_SYMLINKS, and USE_TCB configuration
	parameters.
	* man/pwconv.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml: Document the behavior when
	USE_TCB is enabled.
2010-03-16 19:15:05 +00:00
nekral-guest
391a384715 2010-01-30 Paweł Hajdan, Jr. <phajdan.jr@gentoo.org>
* NEWS: Add support for TCB.
	* lib/tcbfuncs.h, lib/tcbfuncs.c, lib/Makefile.am: New library to
	support TCB.
	* lib/prototypes, libmisc/copydir.c (remove_tree): Add boolean
	parameter remove_root.
	* configure.in: Add conditional WITH_TCB.
	* src/userdel.c, src/usermod.c: Add support for TCB. Update call to
	remove_tree().
	* src/pwconv.c, src/pwunconv.c: Should not be used with TCB enabled.
	* src/vipw.c: Add support for TCB. Update call to remove_tree().
	* src/useradd.c: Add support for TCB. Open the shadow file outside
	of open_files().
	* src/chage.c: Add support for TCB.
	* src/Makefile.am: Install passwd sgid shadow when TCB is enabled.
	* lib/getdefs.c, man/vipw.8.xml, man/login.defs.5.xml,
	man/login.defs/TCB_AUTH_GROUP.xml, man/login.defs/USE_TCB.xml,
	man/login.defs/TCB_SYMLINKS.xml, man/generate_mans.mak,
	man/generate_mans.deps, man/Makefile.am: New configuration
	parameters: TCB_AUTH_GROUP, TCB_SYMLINKS, USE_TCB.
	* lib/shadowio.c, lib/commonio.c: Add support for TCB.
2010-03-04 18:11:13 +00:00
nekral-guest
a979e7d14d * man/login.defs.5.xml: PAM enabled chpasswd do not use any
configuration variable from login.defs.
2009-05-09 13:15:10 +00:00
nekral-guest
9ee627fe02 * man/login.defs.5.xml: Indicate that sg uses the same variables
as newgrp.
	* man/login.defs.5.xml: vipw does not use any variable.
	* man/login.defs.5.xml: In PAM enabled configurations, login still
	uses some login.defs variables.
2009-03-13 23:17:43 +00:00
nekral-guest
a684cadbb6 * man/useradd.8.xml, man/login.defs.d/CREATE_HOME.xml,
man/login.defs.5.xml: Document the CREATE_HOME variable.
2009-01-19 10:00:53 +00:00
nekral-guest
4b2f537795 * man/*.xml, man/login.defs.d/*.xml: Added copyright and licence
header.
2008-10-11 11:44:43 +00:00
nekral-guest
63228ac1c6 SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS and SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS can only exist if configured with --with-sha-crypt. 2008-05-19 21:57:48 +00:00
nekral-guest
04af9cb9f8 Fix manpages generation. The SYS_GID_MAX and SYS_UID_MAX entities were not defined. 2008-03-17 23:07:04 +00:00
nekral-guest
7ce94164c7 * man/login.defs.d/SYS_UID_MAX.xml, man/login.defs.d/SYS_GID_MAX.xml:
Document new variables.
* man/newusers.8.xml, man/login.defs.5.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/GID_MAX.xml, man/login.defs.d/UID_MAX.xml:
  newusers uses now the GID_MAX, GID_MIN, UID_MAX, UID_MIN,
  SYS_GID_MAX, SYS_GID_MIN, SYS_UID_MAX, and SYS_UID_MIN variables.
* man/groupadd.8.xml, man/login.defs.5.xml: groupadd uses now the
  SYS_GID_MAX, and SYS_GID_MIN variables.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: useradd uses now the SYS_GID_MAX,
  SYS_GID_MIN, SYS_UID_MAX, and SYS_UID_MIN variables.
2008-02-25 21:17:18 +00:00
nekral-guest
15989f16f7 * man/pwconv.8.xml: Fix typos.
* man/chpasswd.8.xml, man/chgpasswd.8.xml: Document the NONE crypt
  method.
* man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Add comment regarding useradd not
  using MAIL_FILE.
* man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml:
  These variables are also used by some tools when compiled with PAM
  support.
* man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml: Add note that it is only used by
  sulogin when compiled with PAM support.
* man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml: Typos: ENV_PATH -> ENV_SUPATH,
  and mention sbin in the path.
* man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Fix typo: confition ->
  condition.
* man/sg.1.xml: Add CONFIGURATION section (SYSLOG_SG_ENAB).
* man/su.1.xml: ENV_HZ, LOGIN_STRING, MAIL_DIR, USERGROUPS_ENAB
  are only used when su is compiled without PAM support.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: Added variables: OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB
  PASS_ALWAYS_WARN PASS_CHANGE_TRIES SULOG_FILE SU_NAME
  SU_WHEEL_ONLY SYSLOG_SG_ENAB SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: ENVIRON_FILE is only used when compiled
  without PAM support.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: sulogin uses variables even when compiled
  with PAM support.
* man/login.1.xml: ENV_HZ ENV_PATH ENV_SUPATH MAIL_DIR UMASK are
  only used when login is not compiled with PAM support.
2007-12-09 14:50:14 +00:00
nekral-guest
8c4d98edc1 * man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml,
man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE.xml, man/login.defs.d/DEFAULT_HOME.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENVIRON_FILE.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/ENV_TZ.xml, man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/FAIL_DELAY.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/FAILLOG_ENAB.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/FAKE_SHELL.xml, man/login.defs.d/FTMP_FILE.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/HUSHLOGIN_FILE.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/ISSUE_FILE.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/LASTLOG_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_TIMEOUT.xml, man/login.defs.d/LOG_OK_LOGINS.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/LOG_UNKFAIL_ENAB.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/MAIL_CHECK_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/MOTD_FILE.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/NOLOGINS_FILE.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/PASS_ALWAYS_WARN.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/PASS_CHANGE_TRIES.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/PASS_MAX_LEN.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/QUOTAS_ENAB.xml, man/login.defs.d/SULOG_FILE.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/SU_NAME.xml, man/login.defs.d/SU_WHEEL_ONLY.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SG_ENAB.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml, man/login.defs.d/TTYTYPE_FILE.xml,
  man/login.defs.d/ULIMIT.xml, man/login.defs.d/USERGROUPS_ENAB.xml:
  New documentation of login.defs variables.
* man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Updated. It now contains the
  MAIL_FILE documentation.
* man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Updated. Mentions %s.
* man/pwconv.8.xml, man/groupmems.8.xml, man/groupdel.8.xml,
  man/useradd.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml, man/groupadd.8.xml,
  man/sulogin.8.xml, man/newgrp.1.xml, man/usermod.8.xml,
  man/su.1.xml, man/vipw.8.xml, man/passwd.1.xml,
  man/groupmod.8.xml, man/login.1.xml, man/userdel.8.xml,
  man/grpck.8.xml: Added CONFIGURATION section.
* man/generate_mans.mak: The generations of manpages depends on
  the variables from the Makefiles. Add the dependency on Makefile.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: New login.defs variable documented.
* man/Makefile.am: Added XML variable documentation to the
  distributed files.
2007-12-08 23:24:40 +00:00
nekral-guest
0f7f0ea467 * man/chfn.1.xml: Uses CHFN_AUTH, CHFN_RESTRICT, LOGIN_STRING.
* man/chgpasswd.8.xml: Uses ENCRYPT_METHOD, MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP,
  MD5_CRYPT_ENAB, SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS (SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS).
* man/chpasswd.8.xml: Switch to using entities for ENCRYPT_METHOD,
  MD5_CRYPT_ENAB, SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS (SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS).
* man/chsh.1.xml: Uses CHSH_AUTH, LOGIN_STRING.
* man/expiry.1.xml: Does not use any login.defs parameter.
* man/gpasswd.1.xml: Uses ENCRYPT_METHOD, MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP,
  MD5_CRYPT_ENAB, SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: Added CHSH_AUTH.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: Cross reference -> cross references.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: chfn only uses CHFN_AUTH when no_pam.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: chsh uses CHSH_AUTH, not CHFN_AUTH.
* man/login.defs.d/CHSH_AUTH.xml: Added.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: chsh uses parameters only when no_pam.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: expiry does not use CONSOLE_GROUPS, even
  if linked in the binary.
* man/newusers.8.xml: Uses ENCRYPT_METHOD, MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP,
  MD5_CRYPT_ENAB, PASS_MAX_DAYS, PASS_MIN_DAYS, PASS_WARN_AGE,
  SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS, UMASK.
2007-11-26 23:27:56 +00:00
nekral-guest
b75fe4940b Put each variable description in an external entities. This will permit to
reference them in the various utils manpages.
2007-11-26 22:11:23 +00:00
nekral-guest
d316ba1b87 * Use <replaceable> for the values set by
users. (was sometimes <emphasis remap='I'>)
* Use <option> vor the variable names. This
  makes the manpage much more readable.
* (ENCRYPT_METHOD, MD5_CRYPT_ENAB,
  SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS, SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS): Mention that command
  line option may supersede the system setting.
* Document the variables used by chpasswd
  and chgpasswd.
2007-11-23 19:55:47 +00:00
nekral-guest
e15fbb905c * NEWS, lib/getdef.c, man/login.defs.5.xml: New login.defs
variable: MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP. Used for the split groups support.
* lib/commonio.c, lib/commonio.h: Add an open_hook and close_hook
  operation. They are called after the database is actually opened
  and parse, or before it is closed.
* lib/groupio.c: Add an open_hook to merge split groups, and an
  close group to split groups if MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP is set.
  This fixes gpasswd and chgpasswd when split groups are used.
* lib/sgroupio.c, lib/shadowio.c, lib/pwio.c: No open or close
  hooks for these databases. (unsure about what should be the gshadow
  behavior for split groups)
2007-11-23 00:07:59 +00:00
nekral-guest
6e3ad7a275 * man/chpasswd.8.xml, man/chgpasswd.8.xml: Document how the
encryption algorithm is chosen for the passwords. Document the new
  -c and -s options. Add a reference to login.defs(5).
* man/login.defs.5.xml: Document the ENCRYPT_METHOD,
  MD5_CRYPT_ENAB, SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS, and SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS
  variables.
* etc/login.defs: Indicate that MD5_CRYPT_ENAB is deprecated.
  Document the relationship with PAM for MD5_CRYPT_ENAB and
  ENCRYPT_METHOD.
2007-11-20 12:59:20 +00:00
nekral-guest
b2120265fd Added the subversion svn:keywords property (Id) for proper identification. 2007-11-10 23:46:11 +00:00
nekral-guest
0fa9083026 [svn-upgrade] Integrating new upstream version, shadow (4.0.16) 2007-10-07 11:47:33 +00:00
nekral-guest
591830e43b [svn-upgrade] Integrating new upstream version, shadow (4.0.15) 2007-10-07 11:47:22 +00:00
nekral-guest
24178ad677 [svn-upgrade] Integrating new upstream version, shadow (4.0.14) 2007-10-07 11:47:11 +00:00
nekral-guest
8451bed8b0 [svn-upgrade] Integrating new upstream version, shadow (4.0.13) 2007-10-07 11:47:01 +00:00
nekral-guest
8c50e06102 [svn-upgrade] Integrating new upstream version, shadow (4.0.10) 2007-10-07 11:46:25 +00:00
nekral-guest
7c47e0fde3 [svn-upgrade] Integrating new upstream version, shadow (4.0.9) 2007-10-07 11:46:16 +00:00