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:\ >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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