Your bug report #18206: authentication which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 18206@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 18206: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=18206 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems