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Disclaimer for behavior in a master/slave replication environment

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Howard Chu 2008-04-23 10:58:29 +00:00
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@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ policy proposal.
.SH OPERATIONAL ATTRIBUTES
.P
The operational attributes used by the
.B passwd_policy
.B ppolicy
module are stored in the user's entry. Most of these attributes
are not intended to be changed directly by users; they are there
to track user activity. They have been detailed here so that
@ -500,6 +500,19 @@ the
.B ppolicy
module.
.P
Note that the current IETF Password Policy proposal does not define
how these operational attributes are expected to behave in a
replication environment. In general, authentication attempts on
a slave server only affect the copy of the operational attributes
on that slave and will not affect any attributes for
a user's entry on the master server. Operational attribute changes
resulting from authentication attempts on a master server
will usually replicate to the slaves (and also overwrite
any changes that originated on the slave).
These behaviors are not guaranteed and are subject to change
when a formal specification emerges.
.B userPassword
.P
The