GNU bug report logs - #34225
27.0.50; Add passwd backups to etc-passwd-generic-mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 20:44:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 34225 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 34225 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Subject: Re: bug#34225: 27.0.50; Add passwd backups to etc-passwd-generic-mode
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:01:57 -0500

Eli Zaretskii wrote:

>> I don't know why backups /etc/passwd- use the suffix '-' instead of '~'
>
> It does?  I seem to be unable to reproduce this:
>
>   (make-backup-file-name "/etc/passwd")
>     => "/etc/passwd~"
>
> What am I missing?

These are non-Emacs backups. See eg "man 5 shadow".
 
    /etc/shadow-
    Backup file for /etc/shadow.
    
    Note that this file is used by the tools of the shadow toolsuite,
    but not by all user and password management tools.
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