SSH_CLIENT _not_ set when doing a command

[Daniel Saakes]

Hi,
we (sendy & me) think it is a bash problem.

i'm testing on a debian woody i386 system. 

bash-2.04$ ssh localhost 'env | grep SSH'
daniel at localhost's password: 
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-IcJ10349/agent.10349

so i made a small test program:
--- code ---
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int main()
{
  char *argv[3];
  char *env[2];

  env[0] = "SSH_WHATEVER=OK";
  env[1] = "SSH_CLIENT=127.0.0.1 929 22";
  env[2] = NULL;
  argv[0] = "-bash";
  argv[1] = NULL;

  execve("/bin/bash", argv, env);
  return 0;
}
--- end code ---
in this program the SSH_CLIENT doesn't show up either:
bash-2.04$ ./test
daniel at this:/usr/local/src/test-execve$ env | grep SSH
SSH_WHATEVER=OK

if i change the shell in the program to "/bin/ash" (or "/bin/csh") everything is ok:
bash-2.04$ ./test
$ env | grep SSH
SSH_CLIENT=127.0.0.1 929 22
SSH_WHATEVER=OK

In the bash source the SSH_CLIENT is treated as a 'special variable' and if we remove this treatment the patched bash version works ok with sshd. So i have mailed the debian bash maintainer about it

in the meantime we use the ash shell for our dynamic dns system, which works allright

regards,
Daniel Saakes