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authorMichael Shanzer <shanzer@mit.edu>1994-08-16 19:09:57 +0000
committerMichael Shanzer <shanzer@mit.edu>1994-08-16 19:09:57 +0000
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Specify that empty string is the same as NULL passwd
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diff --git a/doc/kadm5/api-funcspec.tex b/doc/kadm5/api-funcspec.tex
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+++ 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.