xfstests: update README file to document some recent changes

Update the README file to document the new _cat_passwd and
_cat_group functions, and to recommend passing "-n" to
getfacl(1) so it produces numeric output.

Signed-off-by: Alex Elder <aelder@sgi.com>
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
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Alex Elder
2010-08-02 17:51:00 +00:00
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@@ -160,6 +160,20 @@ Test script environment:
string DATE for deterministic
output
_cat_passwd, - dump the content of the password
_cat_group or group file (both the local file
and the content of the NIS database
if it is likely to be present)
4. General recommendations, usage conventions, etc.:
- When the content of the password or group file is
required, get it using the _cat_passwd and _cat_group
functions, to ensure NIS information is included if NIS
is active.
- When calling getfacl in a test, pass the "-n" argument so
that numeric rather than symbolic identifiers are used in
the output.
Verified output:
Each test script has a numerical name, e.g. 007, and an associated