From 10835986bfbc72f22da8cbdc21c9f11e744ae1bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Elder Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 17:51:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] xfstests: update README file to document some recent changes Update the README file to document the new _cat_passwd and _cat_group functions, and to recommend passing "-n" to getfacl(1) so it produces numeric output. Signed-off-by: Alex Elder Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig --- README | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/README b/README index 210bded7..5367be64 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -160,6 +160,20 @@ Test script environment: string DATE for deterministic output + _cat_passwd, - dump the content of the password + _cat_group or group file (both the local file + and the content of the NIS database + if it is likely to be present) + + 4. General recommendations, usage conventions, etc.: + - When the content of the password or group file is + required, get it using the _cat_passwd and _cat_group + functions, to ensure NIS information is included if NIS + is active. + - When calling getfacl in a test, pass the "-n" argument so + that numeric rather than symbolic identifiers are used in + the output. + Verified output: Each test script has a numerical name, e.g. 007, and an associated -- 2.30.2