john@labtam.oz (John Carey) (02/13/90)
I have sent two bug reports to xbugs@expo.lcs.mit.edu reguarding r4 xdm.
Here are the brief details
XDM Bug Report 1.
SYNOPSIS:
xdm login always fails under System V Release 3.2
DESCRIPTION:
This is because it interprets the now unused field in /etc/passwd as
the password field which has moved into the file /etc/shadow under
System V Release 3.2
REPEAT BY:
Try to login under xdm on a System VR3.2 system
Always fails.
SAMPLE FIX:
Code posted to mit
XDM Bug Report 2.
SYNOPSIS:
XDM-ATHENTICATION fails as the server and xdm treat the cookie differently.
DESCRIPTION:
The text keys (cookie) used by the server and xdm to XDM-ATHENTICATION-1 are
treated differently. In the sample server XdmAuthenticationInit(),
(mit/server/os/4.2bsd/xdmauth.c 1.2) as distributed in r4 shifts
the text string one place, and the client xdm GetKey(),
(mit/clients/xdm/xdmauth.c 1.1) as distributed does not !!
REPEAT BY:
Run server with -cookie key and it fails with XDM-AUTHENTICATION failure
SAMPLE FIX:
Code posted to mit