Debian bug report logs - #1711, boring messages

Subject: Bug#1711: adduser replaces NIS entries in /etc/passwd
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Package: adduser
Version: 1.94-1


The adduser script replaces NIS entries with real entries, e.g.

+guest:::::/home/guest:/bin/bash

will become

guest:Et0G64UQTkzbw:1001:100:Guest Account:/home/guest:/bin/bash

The adduser script shouldn't touch lines starting with a + or -
character.


Peter

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From: iwj10@thor.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
To: tobias@et-inf.fho-emden.de
Subject: Bug#1711: Acknowledgement (was: adduser replaces NIS entries in /etc/passwd)
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