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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2003-03-08 16:43:48 +0000
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2003-03-08 Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
+ * tests/rm/fail-2eperm: Rather than simply using the first non-root
+ username, make sure that the selected user name has a usable shell.
+ Reported by Paul Jarc.
+
+ Before, when using shred on a device, one had to specify --exact,
+ or be careful to choose a size that would not be rounded up and
+ exceed the maximum value; that could result in a failure of
+ the final write.
+ * src/shred.c (do_wipefd): --exact is now the default for non-regular
+ files. Suggestion from Ben Elliston.
+ (usage): Say it.
+
* Version 4.5.10.
* tests/misc/tty-eof: Also check for the log_user method, to avoid