Do NOT Use This Perl Module: Passwd::Unix
Updated: April 29th, 2008
Update: The author of the module contacted me the same day and promised to fix it in the next version. Version 0.40 was indeed on cpan as promised, but I haven't tested it yet.
Passwd::Unix will corrupt your /etc/shadow file and rearrange login names and their corresponding password hashes.
The current version of Passwd::Unix corrupted my /etc/shadow upon only
calling the passwd() function. Immediately users started to report not
being able to login.
After examining the situation, I found that Passwd::Unix rearranges all
users in /etc/shadow in some way, but it only does it to the
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cpan – The Perl Module Manager
Updated: March 19th, 2008
cpan is a perl module manager. To get into cpan, login as root and type in
cpan
Install a module:
cpan install MODULE
Upgrade a module:
cpan upgrade MODULE
Reinstall a module or force install in case of failed tests:
force install MODULE
See a list of upgradable modules:
r
See cpan configuration (that's the letter 'o'):
o conf
Update an option in cpan configuration:
o conf OPTION_NAME OPTION_VALUE
It is always nice to:
upgrade CPAN install Bundle::CPAN
If there's an error making a Perl module, it can be caused by a…
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