Date: 17 Sep 1998 15:30:43 -0000 From: Jos.Backus@nl.origin-it.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: conf/7966: /etc/login.conf has a syntax error, causing inetd-based services to become disabled Message-ID: <19980917153043.20280.qmail@hal.mpn.cp.philips.com>
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>Number: 7966
>Category: conf
>Synopsis: Syntax error in login.conf causes problems with inetd (a.o.)
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: high
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Sep 17 08:40:00 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Jos Backus
>Organization:
Origin B.V.
>Release: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386
>Environment:
-current as of today.
>Description:
/etc/login.conf has a ``;'' where a ``:'' should be. This causes
services run from inetd such as ftp and telnet to fail because inetd
barfs on reading /etc/login.conf.
>How-To-Repeat:
Run the following to get a diagnostic:
$ cap_mkdb /etc/login.conf
>Fix:
Apply the following patch, and add a final newline to quieten diff:
--- login.conf Thu Sep 17 09:15:50 1998
+++ /etc/login.conf Thu Sep 17 17:23:22 1998
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
staff:\
:tc=default:
daemon:\
- :tc=default;
+ :tc=default:
news:\
:tc=default:
dialer:\
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