Subject: bin/16045: telnet sets autologin by default
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <dgriffi@cs.csubak.edu>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/25/2002 02:01:09
>Number: 16045
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: telnet sets autologin by default
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Mar 25 02:01:01 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Dave Griffith
>Release: 1.5.2
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD zaphod 1.5.2 NetBSD 1.5.2 (GENERIC) #3: Sat Aug 18 23:37:05 CEST 2001 he@hamster.urc.uninett.no:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
>Description:
telnet(1) defaults to using the "autologin" option. Surprising users
with behavior changes like this is not a Good Idea.
>How-To-Repeat:
Telnet to some machine running telnetd. "login:" line may be filled
with $LOGNAME or absent entirely.
>Fix:
Remove that default.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: