Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 14:48:47 -0600 (CST) From: Brian D Gallaway <bdg730@makserver0.usask.ca> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: conf/51256: chkgrp should make sure the file is newline terminated Message-ID: <200304212048.h3LKmloI002492@makserver0.usask.ca> Resent-Message-ID: <200304212300.h3LN0Wxa071326@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 51256 >Category: conf >Synopsis: chkgrp should make sure the file is newline terminated >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Apr 21 16:00:32 PDT 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Brian D Gallaway >Release: FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE i386 >Organization: University of Saskatchewan >Environment: System: FreeBSD makserver0.usask.ca 5.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan 16 22:16:53 GMT 2003 root@hollin.btc.adaptec.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: The chkgrp command does not detect when there is not a newline at the end of the file. If the /etc/group file is not newline terminated, the /etc/group file's last entry will not be used. This is an error that could easily be checked for in chkgrp. >How-To-Repeat: see above >Fix: have chkgrp warn the user if no newline is found at the end of /etc/group >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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