Date: 16 Aug 2002 15:38:52 -0400 From: Javier Frias <j@jfns.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: telnet client environ bug?? $USER variable? Message-ID: <1029526732.1067.24.camel@lappy.jfns.net>
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Am having an issue connecting using the base telnet client to
the solaris telnet daemon. The default behavior of telnet
is not to send the $USER vairable over to the remote system
unless specified, but the freebsd client is still sending
it regardless of the options or lack-thereof. Is this a bug
someone has experienced, I'm having the issue with the
freebsd 4.6 patch level 10.
I quote the man page:::
___ MAN (1) TELNET ____
...
environ arguments ...
The environ command is used to manipulate the variables that
may be sent through the TELNET ENVIRON option. The initial
set of variables is taken from the users environment, with
only the DISPLAY and PRINTER variables being exported by
default. The USER variable is also exported if the -a or -l
options are used.
___ END MAN (1) TELNET ____
The only work around is of course, setting USER to $LOGNAME,
but I think this is a bug.
-Javier Frias
PS: Do not reply about using ssh, there are many legacy financial
systems in internal networks, where telnet is still being used,
plus many systems are not even modern or fast enough for ssh.
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