Subject: *pwd.db endian problems [was: pwd_mkdb]
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From: Simon Burge <simonb@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 09/06/2000 15:03:31
Andy Doran wrote:

> Somebody (enami?) wanted to review my modifications to pwd_mkdb; they
> support adding or modifying records pertaining only to a specified user.

While banging on pwd_mkdb, does anyone have any good ideas on making the
*pwd.db files MI?  At the moment, there's a byte-order dependany there
which means you can't copy the *pwd.db files to other-endian boxes.

Charles- From memory you had some ideas on this before?

Simon.
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