Debian Patches

Status for shadow/1:4.17.1-2

Patch Description Author Forwarded Bugs Origin Last update
debian/Set-group-and-mode-for-g-shadow-files.patch Set group and mode for [g]shadow files
Set group 'shadow' and mode 0400.
Shadow package maintainers <pkg-shadow-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org> no 2024-06-22
debian/Keep-using-Debian-adduser-defaults.patch Keep using Debian's adduser defaults

Upstream's bbf4b79bc49fd1826eb41f6629669ef0b647267b commit
in 4.9 merged those values from upstream's default configuration file
which is not shipped in Debian.
This patch keeps the program's compiled in defaults in sync with the
configuration files shipped in Debian (debian/default/useradd).
Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu> not-needed debian upstream 2024-06-22
debian/Document-the-shadowconfig-utility.patch Document the shadowconfig utility
Status wrt upstream: The shadowconfig utility is Debian-specific.
The man page is Debian-specific, but it used to be distributed by
upstream.
Shadow package maintainers <pkg-shadow-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org> no 2024-06-22
debian/Recommend-using-adduser-and-deluser.patch Recommend using adduser and deluser

Status wrt upstream: Debian specific patch.
Shadow package maintainers <pkg-shadow-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org> no 2024-06-22
debian/tests-disable-su.patch upstream testsuite: disable su tests
Debian uses su from util-linux, pointless/impossible to test shadow's su
here.
Serge Hallyn <serge@hallyn.com> no 2024-06-27
debian/Adapt-login.defs-for-Debian.patch Adapt login.defs for Debian
Remove settings only applicable to shadow's su, which we do not use.
Remove settings only applicable without PAM support enabled.
Remove obscure commented-out settings.
Remove explanation about write(1), which Debian does not ship anymore.
Shadow package maintainers <pkg-shadow-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org> no 2024-07-07
debian/Define-LOGIN_NAME_MAX-on-HURD.patch Define LOGIN_NAME_MAX on HURD Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> no 2024-08-06
debian/Stop-building-programs-we-do-not-install.patch Stop building programs we do not install Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> no 2024-08-06
upstream/a015e919834c90b99947829c6c823f7fe93a8097-E_BAD_NAME.patch [PATCH] src/useradd.c: E_BAD_NAME: Use a different error code for bad login names

Wrappers like adduser(8) want to do their own stuff if the login name is
bad. For that, they need to be able to differentiate such an error.
Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org> no debian 2024-12-05

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