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
usernames, and not the password hashes. Thus, you will get corrupted accounts. Moreover,
users are now able to login to one OTHER account, not …
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 missing make path in cpan configuration. In …
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