Re: itp: static bins / resolving static debian issues

[Raul Miller <raul@usatoday.com>]

On Thu, Aug 19, 1999 at 11:28:57AM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote:
> 	lockfile-create /etc/passwd
> 	# optionally backup passwd file
> 	# cp /etc/passwd /etc/passwd.bak
> 	grep "^root:" /etc/passwd | sed -e 's/^root:/sashroot:/' >>/etc/passwd
> 	lockfile-remove /etc/passwd
> 
> 	lockfile-create /etc/shadow
> 	# optionally backup shadow file
> 	# cp /etc/shadow /etc/shadow.bak
> 	grep "^root:" /etc/shadow | sed -e 's/^root:/sashroot:/' >>/etc/shadow
> 	lockfile-remove /etc/shadow
> 
> 	chsh -s /bin/sash sashroot
> 
> this would require a "Depends: lockfile-progs" in the control file.

Thanks, but this doesn't even fail reasonably if the system uses
nis or non-passwd pam.  [Also, as a minor nit, I also have to
deal with the case where sashroot already exists.]

-- 
Raul