From: Crystal Kolipe <kolipe.c@exoticsilicon.com>
Subject: Re: Document cap_mkdb command for login.conf.d
To: tech@openbsd.org
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 06:31:08 -0300

On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 07:39:26AM +0000, Stuart Henderson wrote:
> On 2024/01/23 07:10, Jason McIntyre wrote:
> > so maybe we should be more active in not suggesting this route for
> > login.conf.d (if, as you say, it is not recommended).
> 
> That would seem a good idea to me. There are already plenty of ways
> people can store up trouble for their future selves without us
> suggesting new ones :)

I agree with this direction.

The vast majority of users who don't already know about the .db functionality
wouldn't benefit from using it.