FS#19207 - [shadow] /etc/login.defs doest not recognize GETPASS_ASTERISKS option

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Ricardo A. Moura Rubio (ricardomoura) - Thursday, 22 April 2010, 02:27 GMT
Last edited by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Sunday, 26 June 2011, 16:59 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Aaron Griffin (phrakture)
Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

"GETPASS_ASTERISKS" not recognized as a valid option.

If we uncomment GETPASS_ASTERISKS in /etc/login.defs and set it to '1' (show *'s in password field) next time we log in the following error message show up:

configuration error - unknown item 'GETPASS_ASTERISKS' (notify administrator)
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Closed by  Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Sunday, 26 June 2011, 16:59 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  fixed in shadow-4.1.4.3-2 in testing

The login.defs config file is provided by us so not need to submit a bug upstream.
Comment by Julian Knauer (jpk) - Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 22:05 GMT
This feature isn't supported since the login has been replaced with PAM.
Comment by Greg (dolby) - Friday, 04 March 2011, 05:13 GMT
Maybe it should be removed from the file then. Please file a bug report upstream: http://pkg-shadow.alioth.debian.org

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