Bug 1257549
| Summary: | Netstat tool does not throw correct exit code on wrong parameter | |||
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| Product: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Reporter: | Michal Toth <mtoth> | |
| Component: | net-tools | Assignee: | Michal Ruprich <mruprich> | |
| Status: | CLOSED ERRATA | QA Contact: | Petr Sklenar <psklenar> | |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | ||
| Priority: | high | |||
| Version: | 7.1 | CC: | jpopelka, mruprich, psklenar, thozza | |
| Target Milestone: | rc | Keywords: | Patch | |
| Target Release: | --- | |||
| Hardware: | x86_64 | |||
| OS: | Linux | |||
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| Fixed In Version: | net-tools-2.0-0.19.20131004git.el7 | Doc Type: | If docs needed, set a value | |
| Doc Text: | Story Points: | --- | ||
| Clone Of: | ||||
| : | 1258941 (view as bug list) | Environment: | ||
| Last Closed: | 2017-08-01 16:09:52 UTC | Type: | Bug | |
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- | |
| Documentation: | --- | CRM: | ||
| Verified Versions: | Category: | --- | ||
| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | ||
| Cloudforms Team: | --- | Target Upstream Version: | ||
| Embargoed: | ||||
| Bug Depends On: | 1258941 | |||
| Bug Blocks: | 1380362, 1393869, 1400961 | |||
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1873 |
Description of problem: netstat tool does not throw any exit code other then 0. You can provide any input parameter and still get error code 0. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): net-tools-2.0-0.17.20131004git.el7.x86_64 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Issue any arbitrary parameter to netstat $ netstat --asd netstat: unrecognized option '--asd' usage: netstat [-vWeenNcCF] [<Af>] -r netstat {-V|--version|-h|--help} netstat [-vWnNcaeol] [<Socket> ...] netstat { [-vWeenNac] -I[<Iface>] | [-veenNac] -i | [-cnNe] -M | -s [-6tuw] } [delay] -r, --route display routing table -I, --interfaces=<Iface> display interface table for <Iface> -i, --interfaces display interface table -g, --groups display multicast group memberships -s, --statistics display networking statistics (like SNMP) -M, --masquerade display masqueraded connections -v, --verbose be verbose -W, --wide don't truncate IP addresses -n, --numeric don't resolve names --numeric-hosts don't resolve host names --numeric-ports don't resolve port names --numeric-users don't resolve user names -N, --symbolic resolve hardware names -e, --extend display other/more information -p, --programs display PID/Program name for sockets -o, --timers display timers -c, --continuous continuous listing -l, --listening display listening server sockets -a, --all display all sockets (default: connected) -F, --fib display Forwarding Information Base (default) -C, --cache display routing cache instead of FIB -Z, --context display SELinux security context for sockets <Socket>={-t|--tcp} {-u|--udp} {-U|--udplite} {-w|--raw} {-x|--unix} --ax25 --ipx --netrom <AF>=Use '-6|-4' or '-A <af>' or '--<af>'; default: inet List of possible address families (which support routing): inet (DARPA Internet) inet6 (IPv6) ax25 (AMPR AX.25) netrom (AMPR NET/ROM) ipx (Novell IPX) ddp (Appletalk DDP) x25 (CCITT X.25) 2. Observe the exit code $ echo $? 0 Actual results: Exit code is always 0 Expected results: Exit differs from 0 Additional info: In RHEL6 & net-tools-1.60-110.el6_2 I can see exit code "4" when provided given wrong input parameter. Also, this error is present in various distributions like Fedora 19, 22 and Gentoo net-tools-2.0-0.31.20141124git.fc22.x86_64