On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Dan Liston wrote:
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:50:31 -0500
> From: Dan Liston <dliston@netscape.com>
> To: hawthorne@cybervpm.com
> Cc: Majordomo-Users <majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM>
> Subject: Re: Quickie
>
> Yes and no. This also depends on whether or not there is a
> listname.passwd
> file in the ~majordomo/lists/ directory. If there is, the admin_passwd
> setting in listname.config should be empty.
The use of listname.passwd file has been deprecated since 1996, but
unfortunately for backward compatibility it is still possible to have it
around. If a list has both a listname.passwd and a non-blank admin_passwd
field in listname.config file the list would have two different valid
passwords;(
To prevent that:
Create a "read only" master password file, and symbolically link all your
listname.password files to it. That will prevent any list owner from
overwriting their listname.password file, the deprecated practice; they
will have to use the newconfig command to change their password;)
A side benefit for Majordomo owner is a master password for remote list
management;)
Regards,
Joe
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