Patch-ID# 101268-01
Keywords: nispasswd shadow
Synopsis: SunOS 5.2: nispasswd puts questionable values in shadow fields
Date: Nov/22/93

Solaris Release: 2.2

SunOS release: 5.2

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Topic: SunOS 5.2: nispasswd puts questionable values in shadow fields

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1130040

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Relevant Architectures: sparc

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Files included with this patch:

/usr/bin/nispasswd

Problem Description:

1130040 nispasswd puts questionable values in shadow fields

nispasswd puts a -1 in the expire column of the shadow column of the NIS+
passwd Table.  If there's no expire time it should be left as nil.
(i.e. :: instead of :-1:) especially as admintool can't handle the -1.


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