# These templates have been reviewed by the debian-l10n-english # team # # If modifications/additions/rewording are needed, please ask # for an advice to debian-l10n-english@lists.debian.org # # Even minor modifications require translation updates and such # changes should be coordinated with translators and reviewers. Template: lsb/shadowconfig Type: boolean Default: true _Description: Enable shadow passwords? The Linux Standard Base requires that certain features of adduser(8) be available to conforming applications (such as password aging). These features are only provided when shadow passwords are enabled, while this system has them disabled. . Most LSB applications will work fine with either setting, but complete conformance requires shadow passwords to be enabled. . Generally speaking, it is considered good practice to enable shadow passwords. However, there are some situations in which shadow passwords may not work properly (most notably, if non-root users need to check passwords against /etc/passwd).