Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:00:18 +0300 From: Slawa Olhovchenkov <slw@zxy.spb.ru> To: Willem Jan Withagen <wjw@digiware.nl> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ftpd don't record login in utmpx Message-ID: <20150331130018.GA23643@zxy.spb.ru> In-Reply-To: <551A9759.2020004@digiware.nl> References: <20150330142543.GD74532@zxy.spb.ru> <44y4me9gfi.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <20150331034402.GE74532@zxy.spb.ru> <551A561C.5000904@digiware.nl> <20150331084426.GX23643@zxy.spb.ru> <551A6A1D.5030307@digiware.nl> <20150331094915.GY23643@zxy.spb.ru> <551A76B4.6050306@digiware.nl> <20150331110215.GZ23643@zxy.spb.ru> <551A9759.2020004@digiware.nl>
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On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 02:47:21PM +0200, Willem Jan Withagen wrote: > On 31-3-2015 13:02, Slawa Olhovchenkov wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 12:28:04PM +0200, Willem Jan Withagen wrote: > > > >>>> Slawa, > >>>> > >>>> I can't tell you that, but it is in r202209. And you can ask the one > >>>> that removed it (ed@). :) > >>>> Like r202209 says 5 years ago: > >>>> Maybe we can address this in the future if it turns out to be a > >>>> real issue. > >>> > >>> What about issue talk? > >>> Opened file outside chroot? /dev/null and /var/run/logpriv still opened. > >>> Disabling logging for chrooted accounts? Realy?! > >> > >> Read the submit message!? The reason is there, nothing with security as > >> I read it, but it just did not fit into the way the new lib for wtmp > >> worked/works. > > > > I read it. And I don't understund it. May be I don't know somewere. > > Or missed. Can you explain? > > In 9.0 the utmp stuff got rewritten, IIRC by Ed Schouten. But with the > consequence that the API changed. And now it is no longer possible > * to open a file at init, > * keep it open while chrooting. > * write records when needed. > The interface is just completely different. > > Check: > man utempter_add_record > > If you want the old behaviour, you have to dig into the code, and DIY. I understund, thanks. > > Bluntly put: I don't think anybody is going to fix YOUR problem. If only > because in 5 years time nobody had an issue with it. Now I see root of problem. I can choose what do: patch ftpd, do nothing or something else.help
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