root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash !?!

[Matthias Saou]

Arnaud Abélard wrote :

> |>I just noticed that the default /etc/passwd file installed by the
> |>package  setup-2.5.33-1.noarch.rpm (on a FC2, i don't know about FC1
> and|>FC3 yet) contains the line root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash.
> |
> | File a bug against setup - its a good comment and it could easily
> default| to *
> 
> i did.. and i didn't get the reaction i was expecting.. duplicated of a
> ~ "closed wontfix" bug:
> 
> mine: > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=138878
> 
> the original bug, "closed won't fix"
> 
> | https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=133762
> 
> Maybe it needs some more argumentation, but i don't understand how
> changing it to * would cause any upgrade problem?

And I can't even see the reasons given, as I get :
"You are not authorized to access bug #133762."

:-(

Matthias

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