Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 16:44:33 +0100 From: "Ray Bellis" <rpb@community.net.uk> To: <mike@FreeBSD.org> Cc: <freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: misc/11024: getpwnam(3) uses incorrect #define to limit username length Message-ID: <000d01c11132$df8d7030$0403020a@RPB> References: <200107201506.f6KF6GM24936@freefall.freebsd.org>
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> Synopsis: getpwnam(3) uses incorrect #define to limit username length > > State-Changed-From-To: feedback->closed > State-Changed-By: mike > State-Changed-When: Fri Jul 20 08:01:09 PDT 2001 > State-Changed-Why: > > Originator indicated, in a private e-mail to me, that he isn't able to > test this in a newer version of FreeBSD. But since the variable that > was causing the problem no longer exists, I feel it's safe to close > this PR. > > http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=11024 I disagree. Looking through the CVS web interfaces there are still places in the source where UT_NAMESIZE is used instead of MAXLOGNAME (eg usr.bin/login/login.c). If they happen to be the same value, it'll still work, but if a sysadmin changes MAXLOGNAME it won't have the desired effect. regards, Ray -- Ray Bellis, MA(Oxon) - Technical Director community internet plc - TicketingSolutions.com Ltd Windsor House, 12 High Street, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 2PJ tel: +44 1865 856000 email: ray.bellis@community.net.uk fax: +44 1865 856001 web: http://www.community.net.uk/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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