Bug 500566 - When kernel does not support filename encryption `ecryptfs-add-passphrase --fnek' should exit with exit code != 0
Summary: When kernel does not support filename encryption `ecryptfs-add-passphrase --f...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: ecryptfs-utils
Version: 5.4
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Michal Hlavinka
QA Contact: BaseOS QE
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-05-13 10:20 UTC by Michal Nowak
Modified: 2013-03-08 02:06 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2009-09-02 09:57:23 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2009:1307 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Low: ecryptfs-utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update 2009-09-01 10:20:43 UTC

Description Michal Nowak 2009-05-13 10:20:05 UTC
Description of problem:

[root@hp-ml370g4-01 ~]# printf "%s" "passphrase" | ecryptfs-add-passphrase --fnek -

Error: Your kernel does not support filename encryption
[root@hp-ml370g4-01 ~]# echo $?
0

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

ecryptfs-utils-75-1.el5
Linux hp-ml370g4-01.rhts.bos.redhat.com 2.6.18-146.el5 #1 SMP Mon May 11 18:34:46 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

How reproducible:

always

Actual results:

EC == 0

Expected results:

EC != 0

Additional info:

Also the blank line, where usually "Passphrase: " is, should be avoided, when expecting the phrase to be read from stdin.

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2009-09-02 09:57:23 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1307.html


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