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Diffstat (limited to 'usr/src/man')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr/src/man/man1/passwd.1 | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1/passwd.1 b/usr/src/man/man1/passwd.1 index d7735ddf0f..c58f6e592b 100644 --- a/usr/src/man/man1/passwd.1 +++ b/usr/src/man/man1/passwd.1 @@ -439,9 +439,7 @@ returned by \fBdomainname\fR(1M). .ad .RS 17n .rt -Changes the login shell. For the \fBfiles\fR repository, this only works for -the superuser. Normal users can change the \fBldap\fR, \fBnis\fR, or -\fBnisplus\fR repositories. The choice of shell is limited by the requirements +Changes the login shell. The choice of shell is limited by the requirements of \fBgetusershell\fR(3C). If the user currently has a shell that is not allowed by \fBgetusershell\fR, only root can change it. .RE @@ -1200,6 +1198,12 @@ Changing a password reactivates an account deactivated for inactivity for the length of the inactivity period. .sp .LP +If \fB/etc/shells\fR is present, and is corrupted, it may provide an attack +vector that would compromise the system. The \fBgetusershell\fR(3c) library +call has a pre-vetted list of shells, so /etc/shells should be used with +caution. +.sp +.LP Input terminal processing might interpret some key sequences and not pass them to the \fBpasswd\fR command. .sp |