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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 12:50:00 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 12:50:00 +0000 |
commit | 333f7ecfa3e040191c66b2b92f6c117ca2cbac1d (patch) | |
tree | 178a8f140927896970f47930dae9213161268f10 /doc/WISHLIST | |
parent | Initial commit. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 1:4.8.1.upstream/1%4.8.1upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/doc/WISHLIST b/doc/WISHLIST new file mode 100644 index 0000000..61390bd --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/WISHLIST @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +$Id$ + +This is my wishlist for the shadow suite, in no particular order. Feel +free to do anything from this list and mail me the diffs :-). + +Patches in diff -u format, against the latest version (sometimes in the +"beta" directory) are preferred and make my job easier. Please, no +MIME, base64, quoted-printable, or HTML. For very big patches, or if +your mailer can corrupt them, please use gzip and uuencode. Thanks! + +New ideas to add to this list are welcome, too. --marekm + +- fix all the bugs, of course +- implement "su only" accounts (no logins, only su from other account) +- rewrite getdef.c to be more general? (no hardcoded names) +- patch for rlogind/telnetd to create utmp entry and fill in ut_addr +- option to specify encrypted password in passwd (for yppasswdd, so it + doesn't need to know about shadow/non-shadow); should probably use a pipe + (less insecure than command line arguments) +- add support for changing NIS passwords +- add option to check passwords by piping them to external programs +- add functionality of the contrib/rpasswd.c wrapper to passwd +- option to generate pronounceable passwords (like on SCO), external program? +- poppassd (remote password change for eudora etc.) +- add support for passwd/shadow db files (glibc) +- vipw: check password files for errors after editing +- add "maximum time users allowed to stay logged in" limit option to logoutd +- handle quotes in /etc/environment like the shell does (but sshd doesn't...) +- better utmpx support (logoutd, ...) +- better OPIE support (report number of logins left, etc.) +- new option for /etc/suauth: don't load user's environment (force "su -") + suggested by Ulisses Alonso Camaro +- find out why recent releases won't compile on Solaris +- newusers should be able to copy /etc/skel to the new home directory + (like useradd) +- add directories where other packages can add hooks for package-specific + per-user configuration, to be executed with run-parts. Some hooks should + be executed at package install time for existing users, likewise for + package removal and possibly modification. (Debian Bug#36019) + |