Subject: bin/21119: ssh(1) et al. lie about use of $HOME
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Klaus Klein <kleink@serpens.de>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 04/13/2003 09:14:35
>Number: 21119
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: ssh(1) et al. lie about use of $HOME
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: high
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Apr 13 00:15:00 PDT 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Klaus Klein
>Release: NetBSD-current as of 2003-04-04
>Organization:
Frobozz Magic $HOME Company
>Environment:
n/a
>Description:
Unlike advertised in ssh(1), ssh-add(1), ssh-keygen(1) and
ssh_config(5), the ssh client programs use the user's pw_dir
instead of $HOME to determine the home directory.
>How-To-Repeat:
Reassign $HOME. Attempt to ssh(1). Prepare for surprise.
>Fix:
Make the code do as the manual promises, or vice versa.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: