From d14caa1df90fe232b1ebd690dad62506af61589a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Langasek Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:17:42 -0700 Subject: debian/NEWS: document the disappearance of 'min=n', in case users have encoded this option elsewhere outside of /etc/pam.d/common-password. --- debian/NEWS | 15 +++++++++++++++ debian/changelog | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+) (limited to 'debian') diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS index cd9b078c..3bcb8972 100644 --- a/debian/NEWS +++ b/debian/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,18 @@ +pam (1.1.2-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low + + * Name of option for minimum Unix password length has changed + + The Debian-specific 'min=n' option to pam_unix for specifying minimum + lengths for new passwords has been replaced by a new upstream option + called 'minlen=n'. If you are using 'min=n' in + /etc/pam.d/common-password, this will be migrated to the new option name + for you on upgrade. If you have configured pam_unix password changing + elsewhere on your system, such as in a PAM profile under + /usr/share/pam-configs or in other files in /etc/pam.d, you will need to + update them by hand for this change. + + -- Steve Langasek Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:09:30 -0700 + pam (1.1.0-3) unstable; urgency=low * pam_rhosts_auth module obsolete, symlink removed diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 088ac6f6..69c19a42 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ pam (1.1.1-5) UNRELEASED; urgency=low * debian/libpam-modules.postinst: if any 'min=n' options are found in /etc/pam.d/common-password, convert them on upgrade to 'minlen=n' for compatibility with upstream. + * debian/NEWS: document the disappearance of 'min=n', in case users have + encoded this option elsewhere outside of /etc/pam.d/common-password. -- Steve Langasek Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:56:28 -0700 -- cgit v1.2.3