From: Michael Shanzer <shanzer@mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 19:09:57 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Specify that empty string is the same as NULL passwd
X-Git-Tag: krb5-1.0-beta4.3~174
X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b57abe2dedf53e63e720f05cc97f3d42e5868b5a;p=krb5.git

Specify that empty string is the same as NULL passwd

git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.mit.edu/krb5/trunk@4153 dc483132-0cff-0310-8789-dd5450dbe970
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diff --git a/doc/kadm5/api-funcspec.tex b/doc/kadm5/api-funcspec.tex
index 3f6b32bb2..88aad812f 100644
--- a/doc/kadm5/api-funcspec.tex
+++ b/doc/kadm5/api-funcspec.tex
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ be one of the constants OVSEC_KADM_ADMIN_SERVICE or
 OVSEC_KADM_CHANGEPW_SERVICE.
 \item If realm is NULL, client_name's realm is used.
 \item The ticket is decoded with the password pass, which must be
-client_name's password.  If pass is NULL, the user is prompted (via
-the tty) for a password.
+client_name's password.  If pass is NULL or an empty string,
+the user is prompted (via the tty) for a password.
 \end{enumerate}
 
 \item Create a GSS-API authenticated connection to the Admin server,
@@ -603,10 +603,10 @@ machine.  If ovsec_kadm_init is invoked locally its semantics are:
 \item Initializes all the com_err error tables used by the Admin
 system.
 
-\item Initializes direct access to the KDC database.  If pass is NULL,
-reads the master password from /.k5.REALM-NAME (created by kstash).
-Otherwise, the non-NULL password is ignored and the user is prompted
-for it via the tty.
+\item Initializes direct access to the KDC database.  If pass is NULL or an
+empty string, reads the master password from /.k5.REALM-NAME (created by
+kstash).  Otherwise, the non-NULL password is ignored and the user is
+prompted for it via the tty.
 
 \item Initializes the dictionary (if present) for dictionary checks.