Filipus Klutiero
2007-Jan-07 10:55 UTC
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).
Marc Haber
2007-Jan-07 19:07 UTC
Bug#405905: [Adduser-devel] Bug#405905: adduser: please assume that information entered is correct
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 -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don''t trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 621 72739835
Stephen Gran
2007-Jan-08 03:04 UTC
Bug#405905: [Adduser-devel] Bug#405905: adduser: please assume that information entered is correct
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, -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''''`. Stephen Gran | | : :'' : sgran@debian.org | | `. `'' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/adduser-devel/attachments/20070108/599a2bc4/attachment.pgp
Debian Bug Tracking System
2008-Jun-06 02:39 UTC
[Adduser-devel] Bug#405905: marked as done (adduser: please assume that information entered is correct)
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