[Pam-developers] [linux-pam] #22: pam_mkhomedir uses user alias username instead of canonical name when creating home directories
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Sun Jan 19 15:53:56 UTC 2014
#22: pam_mkhomedir uses user alias username instead of canonical name when
creating home directories
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Reporter: musicalvegan0 | Owner: pam-
Type: defect | developers@…
Priority: major | Status: new
Version: 1.1.x | Component: modules
Keywords: sssd, ipa, active directory, | Resolution:
mkhomedir | Blocked By:
Blocking: |
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Comment (by ldv):
The canonical name associated with the alias is not a well defined notion.
Suppose that
- pam_get_user() returns NAME1;
- getpwnam(NAME1)->pw_name is NAME2;
- getpwnam(NAME2)->pw_name is NAME3;
- getpwnam(NAME3)->pw_name is NAME1.
What would you call the canonical name in a case like this?
Wouldn't it be better if PAM modules did no attempts to "canonicalize"
user names at all?
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Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/linux-pam/ticket/22#comment:5>
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