Subject: bin/13641: ifconfig ... alias ... delete should warn/error
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <skrll@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 08/06/2001 13:56:37
>Number: 13641
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: ifconfig ... alias ... delete should warn/error
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Aug 06 05:53:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Nick Hudson
>Release: NetBSD 1.5.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD nthcliff 1.5.1 NetBSD 1.5.1 (GENERIC) #1: Sat Jun 30 19:51:55 BST 2001 nick@nthcliff:/dsk/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.5/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
>Description:
ifconfig ... alias ... delete should warn the user that it doesn't actually
delete an alias as the user might expect it to.
>How-To-Repeat:
Add ip address and alias. Try to delete alias with command of form
ifconfig ... alias ... delete
watch it delete your real ip address.
>Fix:
Unknown.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: