[Pkg-shadow-devel] Freeze exception for shadow

[Nicolas François]

Dear RMs,

I would like to make an update for shadow to fix a bug in the SHA password
encryption method.

I don't think this patch would be required for security reasons (I consider
the current SHA method, with the bug, still more secure as the MD5 password
encryption method), but I would prefer to get it right in stable.

The patch, already applied upstream, is attached.

Together with that update, I would like to backport some patches for the
manpages:
- Document the -r, --system option in the useradd, groupadd, and newusers
  manpages.
- Document the -c, --crypt-method and -s, --sha-rounds options in the
  newusers manpage.
- Document the -k, --skel option in the useradd manpage.

And document some of the Debian patches (basically indicating that some of
them are now applied upstream).

Would an upload be OK for
 * the fix for the SHA password encrypt method
 * documentation of options
 * documentation of patches

Best Regards,
-- 
Nekral
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