Adduser devel - Jan 2007 - Bug#405905: adduser: please assume that information entered is correct

Package: adduser
Version: 3.101
Severity: wishlist

At the end of the input, adduser asks whether the information entered is
correct, assuming that it is not. Please change that so that the
information is assumed to be correct (unless you have some reason to do
the opposite).

On Sun, Jan 07, 2007 at 04:29:26AM -0500, Filipus Klutiero
wrote:
> At the end of the input, adduser asks whether the information entered is
> correct, assuming that it is not. Please change that so that the
> information is assumed to be correct (unless you have some reason to do
> the opposite).
Please give a reason for the change and explain why it is a good idea
to have this long-standing behavior changed, which might cause
confusion in users.

Greetings
Marc

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This one time, at band camp, Filipus Klutiero said:
> At the end of the input, adduser asks whether the information entered is
> correct, assuming that it is not. Please change that so that the
> information is assumed to be correct (unless you have some reason to do
> the opposite).
Many unix tools operate on this (perhaps faulty) logic of ''do nothing
until confirmation'', so this is a paradigm I am comfortable and
familiar
with.  What benefits do you see coming from changing a long term
default, and can you describe how it outweighs the danger brought in by
change (e.g., admins whose fingers are used to hitting enter when they
make a mistake)?

Thanks for your input,
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Your message dated Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:17:02 +0000
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and subject line Bug#405905: fixed in adduser 3.108
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regarding adduser: please assume that information entered is correct
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