Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I know that the shadow passwd suite can be compiled to allow the use > of db files instead of text files. Upon presenting this idea on IRC, > one of you (James Troup, I believe) said: nononononononono... if you > do that, you can't edit them by hand.
Either you or I are talking at cross wires. I said that in response to your proposal to use gdbm for dpkg's database. And I said "nononon" because a) gdbm is obsolete and deprecated, and b) I don't agree with the idea of going to a non-ASCII database for dpkg. I have zero opinion on using db files for passwd purposes, and wouldn't have commented on it, if I had read it as that. -- James ~Yawn And Walk North~ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
