Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:54:53 -0700 From: Cy Schubert - ITSD Open Systems Group <Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: Roman Shterenzon <roman@xpert.com> Cc: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 4.3rc2: if=/etc/issue in /etc/gettytab is not respected Message-ID: <200104161955.f3GJtQ506951@cwsys.cwsent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 16 Apr 2001 18:26:28 %2B0300." <Pine.LNX.4.30.0104161825510.32275-100000@jamus.xpert.com>
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I don't see what the problem is. It works for me.
I verified that I am using the telnetd from src/crypto not src/libexec
by comparing stripped copies of telnetd in src/crypto and src/libexec
with what was installed. The src/crypto version was the one that was
installed.
I'm using,
FreeBSD cwsys 4.3-RC FreeBSD 4.3-RC #0: Sun Apr 15 08:23:59 PDT 2001
root@:/opt/cvs-430b/src/sys/compile/CWSYS i386
Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437
Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766
Team Leader, Sun/Alpha Team Internet: Cy.Schubert@osg.gov.bc.ca
Open Systems Group, ITSD, ISTA
Province of BC
In message <Pine.LNX.4.30.0104161825510.32275-100000@jamus.xpert.com>,
Roman Sh
terenzon writes:
>
> So I guess the RELEASE will be made with this bug :(
>
> On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
>
> > * Roman Shterenzon <roman@xpert.com> [010403 15:35] wrote:
> > > With enough attention and code analysis, that could be made before
> > > 4.3-RELEASE. There's almost two weeks left, and many people who are
> > > willing to test it. Me for example :)
> >
> > There's basically two telnetd's in the source tree. When you
> > compile and install the one from src/secure/libexec/telnetd you
> > get one that doesn't respect the if= directive. It looks like
> > it doesn't even respect the other settings, something to do
> > with the USER environment variable.
> >
> > I've moved this to the security list in an effort to get this
> > explained.
> >
> > Anyone know why this going on?
> >
> > Basically in "normal" (src/libexec/telnetd.c)
> > this:
> > if (getenv("USER"))
> > hostinfo = 0;
> > is false, but under "crypto" (src/crypto/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.c)
> > it's true and therefore doesn't display the login info.
> >
> >
> > --
> > -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
> > Instead of asking why a piece of software is using "1970s technology,"
> > start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom.
> >
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> >
>
> --Roman Shterenzon, UNIX System Administrator and Consultant
> [ Xpert UNIX Systems Ltd., Herzlia, Israel. Tel: +972-9-9522361 ]
>
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