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Bug #6962
closedkclient performs incorrect check for /dev/random
Start date:
2016-05-10
Due date:
% Done:
100%
Estimated time:
Difficulty:
Bite-size
Tags:
needs-triage
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Description
The current kclient.sh check uses the "-h" test for /dev/random, which only works in the global zone. Non-global zones have /dev/random point right to the device node. Fix should be straightforward:
diff --git a/usr/src/cmd/krb5/kadmin/kclient/kclient.sh b/usr/src/cmd/krb5/kadmin/kclient/kclient.sh index 6d619e6..575f0a8 100644 --- a/usr/src/cmd/krb5/kadmin/kclient/kclient.sh +++ b/usr/src/cmd/krb5/kadmin/kclient/kclient.sh @@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ EOF i=0 # first check to see if /dev/random exists to generate a new password - if [[ ! -h /dev/random ]]; then + if [[ ! -e /dev/random ]]; then printf "$(gettext "/dev/random does not exist").\n" >&2 error_message fi
Updated by Electric Monk about 5 years ago
- Status changed from New to Closed
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
git commit 3bf53144544c5875536acef3d1214ec06c34adad
commit 3bf53144544c5875536acef3d1214ec06c34adad Author: Dan McDonald <danmcd@omniti.com> Date: 2017-04-14T15:09:37.000Z 6962 kclient performs incorrect check for /dev/random Reviewed by: Gordon Ross <gordon.w.ross@gmail.com> Reviewed by: Josef 'Jeff' Sipek <jeffpc@josefsipek.net> Reviewed by: Jens Bauernfeind <bauernfeind@ipk-gatersleben.de> Approved by: Richard Lowe <richlowe@richlowe.net>
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