From kfurge@kcfhome.my.domain Sat May 31 15:21:54 1997 Received: from kcfhome.my.domain (196.bridgeton-001.mo.dial-access.att.net [207.146.192.196]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA19831 for ; Sat, 31 May 1997 15:21:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from kfurge@localhost) by kcfhome.my.domain (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA14372; Sat, 31 May 1997 17:21:34 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199705312221.RAA14372@kcfhome.my.domain> Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 17:21:34 -0500 (EST) From: kfurge@worldnet.att.net Reply-To: kfurge@worldnet.att.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: getty with 'to' option causes pppd to die when invoked by auto-ppp code X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 >Number: 3733 >Category: bin >Synopsis: getty with 'to' option causes pppd to die when invoked by auto-ppp code >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: davidn >State: closed >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat May 31 15:30:01 PDT 1997 >Closed-Date: Tue Apr 14 12:21:18 PDT 1998 >Last-Modified: Tue Apr 14 12:21:34 PDT 1998 >Originator: K.C. Furge >Release: FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE i386 >Organization: Home user >Environment: /etc/gettytab entry: dial.115200:\ :np:to#30:sp#115200:pp=/usr/sbin/pppd >Description: With the timeout option enabled in a gettytab entry (:to#30:) and pppd invoked when getty automatically detects a ppp header, pppd dies with SIGALRM when the timeout occurrs. >How-To-Repeat: Add the ':to#30:' option to a getty dialup config. Set the 'pp' option to automatically start pppd when getty detects a ppp frame. Pppd will then die when getty should have died due to a timeout. >Fix: Apply the following patch to main.c of the getty source. This patch is relative to -current as of May 31, 1997. *** main.c.orig Sat May 31 14:42:56 1997 --- main.c Sat May 31 14:43:01 1997 *************** *** 349,354 **** --- 349,357 ---- alarm(TO); } if ((rval = getname()) == 2) { + oflush(); + alarm(0); + signal(SIGALRM, SIG_DFL); execle(PP, "ppplogin", ttyn, (char *) 0, env); syslog(LOG_ERR, "%s: %m", PP); exit(1); >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback State-Changed-By: davidn State-Changed-When: Tue Jun 3 22:57:34 EST 1997 State-Changed-Why: Patch committed to reset alarm timer. signal handler already reset by exec. /home/ncvs/src/libexec/getty/main.c,v <-- main.c new revision: 1.20; previous revision: 1.19 done /home/ncvs/src/libexec/getty/main.c,v <-- main.c new revision: 1.10.2.4; previous revision: 1.10.2.3 done Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->davidn Responsible-Changed-By: davidn Responsible-Changed-When: Tue Jun 3 23:02:11 EST 1997 Responsible-Changed-Why: To remind myself to follow this up later. State-Changed-From-To: feedback->closed State-Changed-By: phk State-Changed-When: Tue Apr 14 12:21:18 PDT 1998 State-Changed-Why: tiemd out >Unformatted: