Re: documentation/3705: adduser documentation

[Tom Cosgrove <tom.cosgrove@arches-consulting.com>]

The following reply was made to PR documentation/3705; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tom Cosgrove <tom.cosgrove@arches-consulting.com>
To: <gnats@openbsd.org>
Cc:  
Subject: Re: documentation/3705: adduser documentation
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:16:57 +0000 (GMT)

 >>> Morgreh Loneda 9-Mar-04 03:14 >>>
 :
 > >Synopsis: adduser man page -unencryption option description is
 > >incorrect
 :
 > >Description:
 > 	
 > 	man adduser
 >       -unencrypted description currently states "Causes the program
 >       to assume the password given in batch mode is unencrypted.  The
 >       password will be encrypted before it's added to the password
 >       file.  Use of this option will leave username and cleartext
 >       password displayable for any user."
 
 This is correct.  The parameters are visible in the process list.
 
 > In fact, I believe the last sentence should be something more to
 > the effect of, "Failure to use this option in batch more will leave
 > username and cleartext password displayable for any user in the
 > /etc/passwd file."
 
 No, because without this option the password should be supplied in
 encrypted form, as made clear by the man page:
 
    By default the password is assumed to already be properly encrypted.
 
 
 Thanks
 
 Tom