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Date:      Sat, 31 May 1997 17:21:34 -0500 (EST)
From:      kfurge@worldnet.att.net
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   bin/3733: getty with 'to' option causes pppd to die when invoked by auto-ppp code
Message-ID:  <199705312221.RAA14372@kcfhome.my.domain>
Resent-Message-ID: <199705312230.PAA20084@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         3733
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       getty with 'to' option causes pppd to die when invoked by auto-ppp code
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat May 31 15:30:01 PDT 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     K.C. Furge
>Organization:
Home user
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE i386
>Environment:

	
/etc/gettytab entry:

dial.115200:\
        :np:to#30:sp#115200:pp=/usr/sbin/pppd

>Description:

	
With the timeout option enabled in a gettytab entry (:to#30:) and pppd 
invoked when getty automatically detects a ppp header, pppd dies with
SIGALRM when the timeout occurrs.

>How-To-Repeat:

	
Add the ':to#30:' option to a getty dialup config.  Set the 'pp' option to 
automatically start pppd when getty detects a ppp frame.  Pppd will then
die when getty should have died due to a timeout.

>Fix:
	
	
Apply the following patch to main.c of the getty source.  This patch is 
relative to -current as of May 31, 1997.

*** main.c.orig Sat May 31 14:42:56 1997
--- main.c      Sat May 31 14:43:01 1997
***************
*** 349,354 ****
--- 349,357 ----
                        alarm(TO);
                }
                if ((rval = getname()) == 2) {
+                       oflush();
+                       alarm(0);
+                       signal(SIGALRM, SIG_DFL);
                        execle(PP, "ppplogin", ttyn, (char *) 0, env);
                        syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s: %m", PP);
                        exit(1);

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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