nash@ucselx.sdsu.edu (Ron Nash) (03/30/91)
I manage a 4.3 BSD computer that has a brain dead chfn program. The chfn program allows users to enter very long fields that cause finger to dump core. I would love to get a copy of chfn fix this problem, or a copy of a version with this problem fixed. On this system (Elxsi 6420) passwd, chfn and chsh are the same program. The passwd file field changed depends upon the name of the link name. I have looked for sources for passwd on various anonymous ftp sites, but have not found one that also changes finger entries. Any pointers are welcome! -- Ron Nash San Diego State University Internet: nash@ucselx.sdsu.edu Gin-N-Tonic 5 year old 1/2 Arab endurance prospect Luv on Fire 8 year old Arab, trusty steed and friend
ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) (04/03/91)
I kind of doubt this is an internals question. Followups to comp.unix.admin although comp.sources.d might be better. In article <1991Mar29.175847.25965@ucselx.sdsu.edu> nash@ucselx.sdsu.edu (Ron Nash) writes: >I manage a 4.3 BSD computer that has a brain dead chfn program. The >chfn program allows users to enter very long fields that cause finger >to dump core. I would love to get a copy of chfn fix this problem, >or a copy of a version with this problem fixed. Clue: finger dumps core. The bug would seem to be in `finger' (or whatever finger uses to read the password entry). Fix it first. You also may want a chfn that doesn't allow users to enter sufficiently bizarre information to protect other broken programs that may be a little more critical than finger. There are several finger implimentations out there. One of which was written by me that emulates the ITS finger with WHAT and TTYLOC fields. The BSD version is most likely free. Several are available on uunet. There is atleast one publicly available chfn program out there written by John F Haugh II (jfh@rpp386.cactus.org). Probably available on uunet. There are two chsh programs on uunet owned by rsalz (of comp.sources.unix fame). Maybe one of these distributions has what you need. Pax, Keith -- Keith Gabryelski Advanced Products Group ag@amix.commodore.com ...!cbmvax!amix!ag
jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F Haugh II) (04/03/91)
In article <1582@amix.commodore.com> ag@amix.commodore.com (Keith Gabryelski) writes: >I kind of doubt this is an internals question. Followups to >comp.unix.admin although comp.sources.d might be better. Grrr. Some of us don't read all 23 comp.unix newsgroups - as bad an idea it is to leave the posting in comp.unix.internals, you're stuck since the poster might be like me and not read the other group. We need to get the postings to =originate= in the correct group, not get shuffled off and lost in the correct group. >There is atleast one publicly available chfn program out there written >by John F Haugh II (jfh@rpp386.cactus.org). Probably available on >uunet. There are two chsh programs on uunet owned by rsalz (of >comp.sources.unix fame). Maybe one of these distributions has what >you need. It was posted to alt.sources some time back. I suppose I need to send it off to some more respectable group so it will be in the regular, more widely recognized archives ... -- John F. Haugh II | Distribution to | UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh Ma Bell: (512) 832-8832 | GEnie PROHIBITED :-) | Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org "If liberals interpreted the 2nd Amendment the same way they interpret the rest of the Constitution, gun ownership would be mandatory."