openssh-2.1.0p2 ans Solaris 8

[Max Pashkov]

Thanks, that's work. './configure --with-utmpx' don't resolves this
problem, but patching bsd-login.c do. I hope such Solaris 8 login
functionality will being incorporated into next patchlevel of portable
openssh.

> > I have some troubles with subj and proper utmpx/wtmpx functionality.
> > After successfull ssh connect to Solaris 8 box, I run
>
> The problem arises because if you check line 154 of bsd-login.c, OpenSSH
> writes out a *utmp* record into utmpx.  (Along with a variety of other nasty
> things, like opening the same file twice and not closing any of them, etc...)
>
> I think somebody already mentioned this problem on the list, and submitted a
> patch.
>
> I avoided the problem by gutting login() to look like:
>
> void
> login(utp,utx)
>         struct utmp *utp;
>         struct utmpx *utx;
> {
>         struct utmpx *old_utx;
>
>         if((old_utx = pututxline(utx)) == NULL) {
>                 log("Could not update utmpx!");
>         }
>
>         updwtmpx(_PATH_WTMPX, utx);
>         endutxent();
> }
>
> Obviously it destroys portability to other platforms, but it was just a quick
> "make it go" fix.
>
> --
> Brandon Hume    - hume -> BOFH.Halifax.NS.Ca, http://WWW.BOFH.Halifax.NS.Ca/
>                        -> Solaris Snob and general NOCMonkey
>
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