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Subject: Re: attaching '/dev/tty' to the control group from getty
Message-ID: <292@mcdchg.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 27-Mar-87 12:53:25 EST
Article-I.D.: mcdchg.292
Posted: Fri Mar 27 12:53:25 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Mar-87 14:55:39 EST
References: <230@mcdchg.UUCP>
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Organization: Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Keywords: login, getty
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Summary: can you say "weirdnix"?

In article <230@mcdchg.UUCP>, baird@ucf-cs.UUCP (Larry A. Baird) writes:
> ....  The best I can tell is that '/dev/tty' is not being 
> associated with the control group.  The reason that the user is
> not prompted for a passwd is that 'getpass' tries to open '/dev/tty'
> and when it can't it return's NULL which login is not expecting.
> 

Golly, and I seem to remember hearing that AIX passed SVID validation or
whatever procedure it is that ATT is using.  If so, I'm surprised that
something like this snuck through or is considered acceptable.  If this
behavior is allowed in P1003, might I request that it be entered in the
"Weirdnix" contest, or is it too late?
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