[BusyBox-cvs] busybox/loginutils Config.in,1.4,1.5

[Erik Andersen]

Update of /var/cvs/busybox/loginutils
In directory winder:/tmp/cvs-serv29910/loginutils

Modified Files:
	Config.in 
Log Message:
Patch from Terje Kvernes adding quite a lot of missing documentation


Index: Config.in
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RCS file: /var/cvs/busybox/loginutils/Config.in,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -d -r1.4 -r1.5
--- Config.in	15 Jul 2003 07:15:03 -0000	1.4
+++ Config.in	22 Jul 2003 09:59:29 -0000	1.5
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 	bool "getty"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	  Getty lets you log in on a tty, it is normally invoked by init.
 
 config CONFIG_LOGIN
 	bool "login"
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 	bool "vlock"
 	default n
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	  Build the "vlock" applet, that allows you to lock (virtual) terminals.
 
 comment "Common options for adduser, deluser, login, su"
 	depends on CONFIG_ADDUSER || CONFIG_DELUSER || CONFIG_LOGIN || CONFIG_SU
@@ -109,14 +109,28 @@
 	default n
 	depends on CONFIG_ADDUSER || CONFIG_DELUSER || CONFIG_LOGIN || CONFIG_SU
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	  Build support for shadow password in /etc/shadow.  This file is only
+	  only readable by root and thus the encrypted passwords are no longer
+	  publicly readable.
 
 config CONFIG_USE_BB_SHADOW
 	bool "  Use busybox shadow password functions"
 	default n
 	depends on CONFIG_USE_BB_PWD_GRP && CONFIG_FEATURE_SHADOWPASSWDS
 	help
-	  Please submit a patch to add help text for this item.
+	    If you leave this disabled, busybox will use the system's shadow
+	    password handling functions.  And if you are using the GNU C library
+	    (glibc), you will then need to install the /etc/nsswitch.conf
+	    configuration file and the required /lib/libnss_* libraries in
+	    order for the shadow password functions to work.  This generally
+	    makes your embedded system quite a bit larger.
+
+	    Enabling this option will cause busybox to directly access the
+	    system's /etc/shadow file when handling shadow passwords.  This
+	    makes your system smaller and I will get fewer emails asking about
+	    how glibc NSS works).  When this option is enabled, you will not be
+	    able to use PAM to access shadow passwords from remote LDAP
+	    password servers and whatnot.
 
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