Subject: lib/15690: login.conf setenv doesn't allow space, comma, or tab in variable
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Nick Hudson <skrll@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/21/2002 09:02:43
>Number: 15690
>Category: lib
>Synopsis: login.conf setenv doesn't allow space, comma, or tab in variable
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: lib-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Thu Feb 21 13:25:01 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Nick Hudson
>Release: NetBSD 1.5ZA
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD btcl045611 1.5ZA NetBSD 1.5ZA (TECRA8100) #4: Mon Feb 18 15:50:19 GMT 2002 nick@btcl045611:/dsk/home/nick/work/netbsd-current/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/TECRA8100 i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
There is no way to get a space, comma or tab into an environment variable
using login.conf and setenv.
>How-To-Repeat:
set the following in login.conf (note space after $)
default:\
:setenv=PS1=`hostname`$ :
login and see
btcl045611$echo
btcl045611$
>Fix:
Some form of escape mechanism needs to be added to setuserenv in
src/lib/libutil/login_cap.c
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: