Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:04:58 -0500 From: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/gen getpwent.c Message-ID: <20030421140458.GA61956@madman.celabo.org> In-Reply-To: <200304211357.h3LDvwWi085977@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200304211357.h3LDvwWi085977@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, Apr 21, 2003 at 06:57:58AM -0700, Jacques A. Vidrine wrote: > nectar 2003/04/21 06:57:58 PDT > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > lib/libc/gen getpwent.c > Log: > Don't try to access the NIS `master' maps unless we have superuser > privileges. To do so may cause the NIS server to log spurious and > annoying `access denied' messages. > > Reported by: Philip Paeps <philip@paeps.cx> > Sponsored by: DARPA, Network Associates Laboratories > > Revision Changes Path > 1.77 +9 -7 src/lib/libc/gen/getpwent.c I had originally left this test out, because it is a silly test :-) The access control, such as it is, is done based on the source port number. Cheers, -- Jacques A. Vidrine <nectar@celabo.org> http://www.celabo.org/ NTT/Verio SME . FreeBSD UNIX . Heimdal Kerberos jvidrine@verio.net . nectar@FreeBSD.org . nectar@kth.se
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