"Roy Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - The ChangeLog should have an indication of what the current > release versions are and indicate when the releases were made so as > not to confuse users.
It does have a version number, but no date. One will be added for 0.5. > - The ChangeLog should probably enumerate bugfixes instead of one generic > statement time (This would work best if there was a bug tracking system for > which short bugfix statements can map to a bug management system ID) The change log should be a short summary. Where bugs have been fixed, they are usually noted. > - It is likely time for a bug management system There was one, but it went offline. > - The CVS tags for specific release or pre-release versions should > be published on the CVS instructions page. <shrug> 'cvs log' is good enough for people who really care about specific versions. For specific releases, the tarballs are available. > - The included example config file doesn't enumerate ALL of the options > available for each module. Yes, that's mostly because options were added, and the config file wasn't updated. As always, patches are welcome. > ... I think this extends to all config parameters. Config > parameters should generate errors at startup when an unsupported > parameter is set. That's up to the individual modules. Many do, some don't. As always, patches are welcome. > Unimportant to actual usability of FreeRadius, but notable nontheless: ... > There is no significant speed advantage to going direct to the > password databases for FreeBSD, as the system getpw* functions > directly access the appropriate files. getsp* do not exist. > Instead getpw*() check the euid and if the euid is 0, fill the > pw_passwd field. This does mean to support FreeBSD using the system > password database, radiusd must run as root. 0.5 defaults to running as 'root.root', due to the large number of problems people had with the previous default of 'nobody.nobody' ... > - The logic for deciding when to look at the shadow file is quirky > and doesn't always do as expected- I suggest a new config option > that lets you set the shadow password mode to one of always, never, > and auto. <shrug> Sure, got patches? > and finally: > -0.4 is a LOT more stable than 0.3, but even quirkier Quirkier? How so? The upcoming 0.5 should be much more stable then 0.4, and much less quirky. :) Alan DeKok. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
