[Pkg-shadow-commits] r581 - trunk/debian

[Christian Perrier]

Author: bubulle
Date: 2005-10-10 20:32:36 +0000 (Mon, 10 Oct 2005)
New Revision: 581

Modified:
   trunk/debian/changelog
   trunk/debian/login.defs
Log:
Document the user of USERGROUPS_ENAB. #282822


Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog	2005-10-10 13:58:26 UTC (rev 580)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog	2005-10-10 20:32:36 UTC (rev 581)
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
         Closes: #304343
     - debian/login.defs:
       - document the obsoleted by PAM ENV_HZ variable. Closes: #265613
+      - better document the real use of USERGROUPS_ENAB. Closes: #282822
   * Debconf translation updates:
     - Swedish updated. Closes: #332711
 

Modified: trunk/debian/login.defs
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/login.defs	2005-10-10 13:58:26 UTC (rev 580)
+++ trunk/debian/login.defs	2005-10-10 20:32:36 UTC (rev 581)
@@ -244,11 +244,10 @@
 #GETPASS_ASTERISKS 1
 
 #
-# Enable setting of the umask group bits to be the same as owner bits
-# (examples: 022 -> 002, 077 -> 007) for non-root users, if the uid is
-# the same as gid, and username is the same as the primary group name.
+# This enables userdel to remove user groups if no members exist.
 #
-# This also enables userdel to remove user groups if no members exist.
+# Other former uses of this variable such as setting the umask when
+# user==primary group are not used in PAM environments, thus in Debian
 #
 USERGROUPS_ENAB yes