Bug 166155

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Description of problem:
ckermit tries to open a lock file for /dev/ttyS0 in /var/lock.  However, this is wrong for two reasons.  First, ckermit doesn't have write permission in /var/lock, and second, uucp opens its lock files in /var/lock/uucp.

Kermit is also unable to open /dev/ttyS0, because by default that device is owned by root.uucp with mode 660.

I have patched the .spec and makefile to correct these problems.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
ckermit-8.0.211-2.FC4

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.start ckermit
2.set line /dev/ttyS0
  

Actual Results:  I get the error message:

C-Kermit>set line /dev/ttyS0
/var/lock
Sorry, write access to UUCP lockfile directory denied.

Expected Results:  kermit should have successfully opened a lock file in /var/lock/uucp.

Additional info:

Here is a patch to the spec file:

--- /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/ckermit.spec  2005-08-01 05:23:12.000000000 -0400
+++ ckermit.spec        2005-08-17 11:36:13.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: The quintessential all-purpose communications program
 Name: ckermit
 Version: 8.0.211
-Release: 2.FC4
+Release: 2.FC4.saf
 License: Special (see COPYING.TXT.gz)
 Group: Applications/Communications
 Source0: ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/archives/cku211.tar.gz
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 Source10: ckermit.ini
 Source11: ckuker.nr
 Patch0: ckermit-8.0.209-gcc4.patch
+Patch1: ckermit.lock.patch
 URL: http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
 BuildRequires: pam-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 %prep
 %setup -q -c
 %patch0 -p1 -b .gcc4
+%patch1 -p1 -b .lock

 # XXX Swipe files from cku206, remove when added to cku208 tarball.
 cp %{SOURCE10} .
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@
 %doc *.gz
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/kermit
 %config(noreplace) %verify(not size mtime md5) %{_sysconfdir}/kermit/*
-%attr(755, root, root) %{_bindir}/kermit
+%attr(6555, uucp, uucp) %{_bindir}/kermit
 %{_mandir}/man1/kermit.1*

 %changelog


Here is a patch to the makefile:

--- ckermit-8.0.211/makefile.orig       2005-08-17 11:06:37.000000000 -0400
+++ ckermit-8.0.211/makefile    2005-08-17 11:07:50.000000000 -0400
@@ -5994,6 +5994,7 @@
        @echo 'Making C-Kermit $(CKVER) for Linux on i386 with KRB,SRP,SSL...'
        $(MAKE) xermit KTARGET=$${KTARGET:-$(@)} "CC = gcc" "CC2 = gcc" \
        "CFLAGS = -g -O -funsigned-char -pipe -DPOSIX -DLINUX -DNOCOTFMC \
+       -DLOCK_DIR=\\\"/var/lock/uucp\\\" \
        -DCK_AUTHENTICATION -DCK_KERBEROS  -DKRB5 -DKRB4 -DKRB524 \
        -DCK_ENCRYPTION -DCK_CAST -DCK_DES -DLIBDES -DCK_SSL -DCK_PAM -DZLIB \
        -DCK_CURSES -DCK_POSIX_SIG -DTCPSOCKET -DLINUXFSSTND -DHAVE_CRYPT_H \


Basically, these patches change the lock file location, and change the owner/group/mode of the executable to give it the same permissions as enjoyed by uucico.