[Bug 712614] Re: getty can't execute a login program with arguments
Luke Yelavich
luke.yelavich at canonical.com
Thu Mar 31 23:40:12 UTC 2011
** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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Title:
getty can't execute a login program with arguments
Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
Binary package hint: util-linux
/sbin/getty can't run a login program if you pass arguments to the
latter via the '-l' getty optional argument (e.g. in the tty config
file).
how to reproduce:
update any tty config in /etc/init/ , e.g. tty6.conf:
exec /sbin/getty -n -i -l '/bin/login -p -f root' -8 38400 tty6
restart the terminal service: initcl restart tty4
the following error will be logged:
tty6: Can't exec /bin/login -p -f root: No such file or directory
reason: getty is using execl() to execute the login program specified with '-l' option.
fix: use execve(); patch included
One should be able to pass login command arguments to getty. Using a
wrapper to encapsulate login program arguments hides readability and
adds complexity when not necessary.
The attached patch does not alter in any way the existent getty functionality and usage. It just adds what's missing.
The attached patch does not create any security concerns unless getty is explicitly configured in such a way.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: util-linux 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.10.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-25.44-generic 2.6.35.10
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb 3 18:27:12 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US.utf8
LANG=en_US.utf8
LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: util-linux
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