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Date:      Fri, 21 Feb 1997 20:49:39 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Capo <jc@irbs.com>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   ports/2794: ssh fails to exec ssh-askpass
Message-ID:  <199702220149.UAA14988@irbs.irbs.com>
Resent-Message-ID: <199702220150.RAA12024@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         2794
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       ssh fails to exec ssh-askpass
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Feb 21 17:50:01 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     John Capo
>Organization:
Not Right Now
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2-RELEASE i386
>Environment:

	

>Description:

The password prompt scheme results in unbalanced single quotes when
ssh tries to exec ssh-askpass:

  ssh-askpass 'username's password: '

>How-To-Repeat:

`ssh machine1 ssh machine2 command' in some environments.

>Fix:
	

*** readpass.c.orig	Fri Feb 21 20:33:24 1997
--- readpass.c	Fri Feb 21 20:33:36 1997
***************
*** 92,98 ****
  		      "Executing ssh-askpass to query the password...\n");
  	      fflush(stdout);
  	      fflush(stderr);
! 	      sprintf(command, "ssh-askpass '%.400s'", prompt);
  	      uf = userfile_popen(uid, command, "r");
  	      if (uf == NULL)
  		{
--- 92,98 ----
  		      "Executing ssh-askpass to query the password...\n");
  	      fflush(stdout);
  	      fflush(stderr);
! 	      sprintf(command, "ssh-askpass \"%.400s\"", prompt);
  	      uf = userfile_popen(uid, command, "r");
  	      if (uf == NULL)
  		{
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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