[159] in Kerberos
re: /source/kerberos/client/crp.c (o
jon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sun Aug 9 21:35:47 1987
From Saltzer@ATHENA.MIT.EDU Sun Feb 1 19:42:33 1987
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 87 19:40:16 EST
To: Jeffrey I. Schiller <jis@BITSY.MIT.EDU>
Subject: re: /source/kerberos/client/crp.c (or how to change a root instance)
Cc: treese@athena.mit.edu, wesommer@athena.mit.edu, geer@athena.mit.edu,
kerberos@athena.mit.edu
In-Reply-To: Jeffrey I. Schiller <jis@BITSY.MIT.EDU>'s message of Thu, 29 Jan 87 18:49:24 EST
From: Jerome H. Saltzer <Saltzer@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
Originating-Client: <Saltzer-PC>
> This program allows an individual to change the password associated
> with their root instance. It works through the same backend that
> the "admin" program uses (and which will eventually be merged with
> the passwd backend program).
Why not name this program chpass, make its default instance the null
instance, and make it the normal way of changing all passwords? (Or
name it "passwd" if the additional semantics of -name and -inst don't
create a documentation incompatibility mess.
Jerry
