diff dovecot-example.conf @ 5713:e07a4c8ad2d5 HEAD

Updated passwd/shadow comments.
author Timo Sirainen <tss@iki.fi>
date Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:48:32 +0300
parents 02727b2c2fe9
children ea050869097b
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--- a/dovecot-example.conf	Wed Jun 13 01:44:03 2007 +0300
+++ b/dovecot-example.conf	Wed Jun 13 03:48:32 2007 +0300
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@
     #args = dovecot
   }
 
-  # /etc/passwd or similar, using getpwnam()
+  # System users (NSS, /etc/passwd, or similiar)
   # In many systems nowadays this uses Name Service Switch, which is
   # configured in /etc/nsswitch.conf. <doc/wiki/AuthDatabase.Passwd.txt>
   #passdb passwd {
@@ -838,7 +838,8 @@
     #args = 
   #}
 
-  # /etc/shadow or similiar, using getspnam(). Deprecated by PAM nowadays.
+  # Shadow passwords for system users (NSS, /etc/shadow or similiar).
+  # Deprecated by PAM nowadays.
   # <doc/wiki/PasswordDatabase.Shadow.txt>
   #passdb shadow {
     # [blocking=yes] - See userdb passwd for explanation
@@ -894,7 +895,7 @@
   # <doc/wiki/UserDatabase.txt>
   #
 
-  # /etc/passwd or similar, using getpwnam(). In many systems nowadays this
+  # System users (NSS, /etc/passwd, or similiar). In many systems nowadays this
   # uses Name Service Switch, which is configured in /etc/nsswitch.conf.
   # <doc/wiki/AuthDatabase.Passwd.txt>
   userdb passwd {