From b57abe2dedf53e63e720f05cc97f3d42e5868b5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Shanzer Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 19:09:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 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 --- doc/kadm5/api-funcspec.tex | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) 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. -- 2.26.2