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Date:      Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:31:58 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 224556] pw(8) does not check semantics of name
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D224556

Eugene Grosbein <eugen@freebsd.org> changed:

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           Assignee|freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org    |eugen@freebsd.org
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--- Comment #4 from Eugene Grosbein <eugen@freebsd.org> ---
In fact, pw(8) already has needed checks and does not harm.

First, "/path/to/dir/." is completely correct directory name and the same as
"/path/to/dir" itself and "pw userdel username -r" removes it if its owner =
is
user being removed only.

Second, "/path/to/dir/.." may look funny but it is correct directory name t=
oo
and the same as "/path/to" and "pw userdel username -r" removes it if its o=
wner
is user being removed only.

What is the problem is exactly? If you believe that pw(8) does "rm -rf" for
file system objects not checking their ownership, you are wrong.

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