Subject: standards/20492: window(1) needs to do proper pty(4) accounting
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Stephen Jones <smj@sdf.lonestar.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 02/25/2003 18:05:37
>Number: 20492
>Category: standards
>Synopsis: window(1) does not do proper pty(4) allocation
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: standards-manager
>State: open
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Feb 25 10:06:00 PST 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Stephen Jones
>Release: NetBSD 1.6.1
>Organization:
SDF Public Access UNIX System
>Environment:
System: NetBSD otaku 1.6.1_RC1 NetBSD 1.6.1_RC1 (sdf) #0: Mon Feb 17 17:47:34 CST 2003 root@cutter-john.cirr.com:/home/cutter-john/smj/src/sys/arch/alpha/compile/sdf alpha
>Description:
The window(1) command allocates pseudo terminals for a user session without
properly accounting for them.
>How-To-Repeat:
run window
>Fix:
window should create entries in utmp and wtmp, as those are the standard
locations for pty usage accounting. When the user releases a pty, the
entry from utmp should be cleared and the entry in wtmp updated.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: