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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb/pwd_mkdb.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb/pwd_mkdb.8 | 16 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb/pwd_mkdb.8 b/usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb/pwd_mkdb.8 index 1e52b08..b2a5cd6 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb/pwd_mkdb.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/pwd_mkdb/pwd_mkdb.8 @@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ .Op Fl C .Op Fl N .Op Fl p -.Op Fl q .Op Fl d Ar directory .Op Fl s Ar cachesize .Op Fl u Ar username @@ -79,12 +78,6 @@ the rebuilding of the database. .It Fl p Create a Version 7 style password file and install it into .Pa /etc/passwd . -.It Fl q -Suppress the warnings that -.Nm -normally generates for large user and group IDs. -Such IDs can cause serious problems with software -that makes assumptions about the values of IDs. .It Fl d Ar directory Store databases into specified destination directory instead of .Pa /etc . @@ -110,6 +103,15 @@ The databases are used by the C library password routines (see .Pp .Nm Pwd_mkdb exits zero on success, non-zero on failure. +.Sh ENVIRONMENT +If the +.Ev PW_SCAN_BIG_IDS +environment variable is set, +.Nm +will suppress the warning messages that are +normally generated for large user and group IDs. +Such IDs can cause serious problems with software +that makes assumptions about the values of IDs. .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width Pa -compact .It Pa /etc/pwd.db |
