[1003.1(2008)/Issue 7 0000213]: Definition of pututxline() is slightly too restrictive to allow flexible implementations

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A NOTE has been added to this issue. 
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http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=213 
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Reported By:                EdSchouten
Assigned To:                ajosey
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Project:                    1003.1(2008)/Issue 7
Issue ID:                   213
Category:                   System Interfaces
Type:                       Enhancement Request
Severity:                   Editorial
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     Under Review
Name:                       Ed Schouten 
Organization:               The FreeBSD Project 
User Reference:              
Section:                    endutxent 
Page Number:                n/a 
Line Number:                n/a 
Interp Status:              --- 
Final Accepted Text:         
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Date Submitted:             2010-01-14 23:24 UTC
Last Modified:              2010-01-21 16:41 UTC
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Summary:                    Definition of pututxline() is slightly too
restrictive to allow flexible implementations
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 (0000378) nick (manager) - 2010-01-21 16:41
 http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=213#c378 
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We considered this during the 2010-01-21 conference call.

We agree with Bugnote: 375 and plan to address that issue.

We are concerned that the main change proposed for this issue would have
observable effects on existing applications, and may lead  to breaking such
applications.

We are willing to remove the absolute requirement to implement pututxline
with getutxid, but not to go as far as suggested. Proposed new wording:


      If the process has appropriate privileges, the pututxline( )
function shall write out the structure
      into the user accounting database. It shall search for a record as
if by getutxid() that satisfies the
      request. If this search succeeds, then the entry shall be replaced.
Otherwise, a new entry shall be
      made at the end of the user accounting database. 

Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2010-01-14 23:24 EdSchouten     New Issue                                    
2010-01-14 23:24 EdSchouten     Status                   New => Under Review 
2010-01-14 23:24 EdSchouten     Assigned To               => ajosey          
2010-01-14 23:24 EdSchouten     Name                      => Ed Schouten     
2010-01-14 23:24 EdSchouten     Organization              => The FreeBSD Project
2010-01-14 23:24 EdSchouten     Section                   => endutxent       
2010-01-14 23:24 EdSchouten     Page Number               => n/a             
2010-01-14 23:24 EdSchouten     Line Number               => n/a             
2010-01-17 21:17 EdSchouten     Note Added: 0000375                          
2010-01-21 16:41 nick           Note Added: 0000378                          
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