Bug 497875 - Avoid entering empty Login to open a telnet/ssh session
Summary: Avoid entering empty Login to open a telnet/ssh session
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: util-linux-ng
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Karel Zak
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-04-27 17:05 UTC by Rabie K
Modified: 2010-01-06 10:56 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2010-01-06 10:56:55 UTC
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Description Rabie K 2009-04-27 17:05:29 UTC
Description of problem:

If user telnet to remote host and doesn't provide a login name, just hit answer, password string with prompt instead of login again 



Version-Release : Linux 2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Feb 23 13:00:23 EST 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

if the login: answer is blank(just return)

************FreeBSD response to enter *********
FreeBSD/i386 (ttyp0)

login:
login:
login:
login:
login:


*********Fedora response to enter *********
Fedora release 10 (Cambridge)
Kernel 2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.x86_64 on an x86_64 (1)
login:
Password:
Login incorrect

login:
Password:
Login incorrect

Comment 1 Bug Zapper 2009-11-18 12:51:02 UTC
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Comment 2 Bug Zapper 2009-12-18 09:22:10 UTC
Fedora 10 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2009-12-17. Fedora 10 is 
no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further 
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Comment 3 Adam Tkac 2009-12-21 08:23:39 UTC
This problem still exists, reopening.

Comment 4 Adam Tkac 2010-01-06 09:41:48 UTC
After inspection (thanks to Jan Gorig) problem is in the /bin/login utility. Telnet uses it for user authentication.

Fedora /bin/login behavior:

$ login 
login:    
Password: 

Login incorrect

BSD login behavior:

$ login
login:
login:


Reassigning to util-linux-ng for further inspection.

Comment 5 Karel Zak 2010-01-06 10:56:55 UTC
The username is optional. For example PAM is able read username from some external source (e.g. smartcard). The login(1) cares about complete authentication only.

Closing.


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