shadow (1:4.17.0~rc1-1) unstable; urgency=medium Username checking now once again follows the upstream rules, for an ecosystem-wide ruleset and security. -- Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> Sun, 22 Dec 2024 20:12:35 +0100 shadow (1:4.16.0-5) unstable; urgency=medium /var/log/faillog and the programs to read it are no longer part since 1:4.15.2-2. The file isn't cleaned up automatically, which should be done manually, unless it is still needed for special reasons. -- Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> Sat, 16 Nov 2024 15:48:35 +0100 shadow (1:4.13+dfsg1-2) unstable; urgency=medium The previous entry falsely states that PREVENT_NO_AUTH in /etc/login.defs affects authentication. The historical default of letting all users with empty password field in without authentication is still in effect. -- Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:04:09 +0200 shadow (1:4.11.1+dfsg1-0exp1) experimental; urgency=medium Login now prevents an empty password field to be interpreted as "no authentication required" for UID 0 (root account). The historical default of letting all users with empty password field in without authentication can be restored in /etc/login.defs setting PREVENT_NO_AUTH to "no". -- Balint Reczey <balint@balintreczey.hu> Sun, 07 Nov 2021 21:51:46 +0100
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