Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:30:20 GMT From: Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/81555: Cron exits from SIGPIPE after crontab -e when using NSS-LDAP Message-ID: <200506301430.j5UEUKo9082832@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/81555; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Dick Davies <rasputnik@hellooperator.net> To: Thomas Sandford <freebsduser@paradisegreen.co.uk> Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, dean@stack.nl, rasputnik@hellooperator.net Subject: Re: bin/81555: Cron exits from SIGPIPE after crontab -e when using NSS-LDAP Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:24:35 +0100 * Thomas Sandford <freebsduser@paradisegreen.co.uk> [0608 13:08]: > Are there other things that are going to be affected by this "login via SSH > using an LDAP account" issue. I can't quite work out how this could affect > a system daemon which should surely be running with terminal detached > anyway (and certainly looks like it from a quick ps -auxww). [I haven't yet > spent much time examining the source to see why this occurs]. It's not just via ssh. *any* user on an nss-ldap box can crash crond by running crontab -e. I'm guessing cron looks up a uid in a non-nss aware way somehow and dies when it can't find them, but I don't really know enough of the system to explain further. -- 'Olympic athletes. Disguise the fact that you've taken anabolic steroids by running a bit slower.' -- B. Johnson, Canada Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns
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