>Number:         2503
>Category:       lib
>Synopsis:       Bug in vipw caused by "libutil"
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    lib-bug-people (Library Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jun  2 14:35:00 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Matthias Scheler
>Organization:
Matthias Scheler
tron@sandra.owl.de
>Release:        1.2_ALPHA
>Environment:
System: NetBSD sandra 1.2_ALPHA NetBSD 1.2_ALPHA (SANDRA) #0: Fri May 31 11:11:41 MET DST 1996 tron@sandra:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/SANDRA i386


>Description:
If you enter an invalid user entry with "vipw" reediting the passwd file
fails because util.lib/pw_mkdb() has already deleted "/etc/ptmp".

>How-To-Repeat:
1.) Call "vipw" from a shell.
2.) Add an invalid user entry.
3.) Save and exit.
4.) If "vipw" asks if you want to re-edit the passwd file enter "y".

>Fix:
Not easy without breaking other programs which use "libutil".
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: