Bug 187320

Summary:	app-crypt/johntheripper-1.7.2-r1 - incorrect configuration
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Paul Taylor <birder>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Alon Bar-Lev (RETIRED) <alonbl>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	crypto+disabled
Priority:	High
Version:	2007.0
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Paul Taylor 2007-08-01 02:58:14 UTC

johntheripper-1.7.2-r1 has various problems with its configuration, even after reemerging it.  (The residual /etc/john and $HOME/.john directories were removed manually after the package was unmerged to ensure a clean build.)

After cracking the first password, john fails with the following error:
   fopen: /etc/john/password.lst: No such file or directory

Touching this file allows john to continue, but not for long:
   fopen: /etc/john/all.chr: No such file or directory

password.lst and all.chr are actually stored in /usr/share/john.

The 1.7.2-r1 ebuild includes:
  -DJOHN_SYSTEMWIDE_HOME=\\\"\\\\\\\"/etc/john\\\\\\\"\\\"\"
which explains why it is not looking in the default location /usr/share/john.
If this is intentional, password.lst, all.chr etc. need to be moved to /etc/john.

Comment 1 Alon Bar-Lev (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-08-01 04:37:24 UTC

Thanks!
Sorry about this... This package had gone a major cleanup.