15228 – pam_ldap/nss_ldap truncates password in /etc/ldap.secret

Bug 15228 - pam_ldap/nss_ldap truncates password in /etc/ldap.secret

Summary: pam_ldap/nss_ldap truncates password in /etc/ldap.secret

Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Library (show other bugs)
Hardware:	x86 Linux

Importance:	High major
Assignee:	Donny Davies (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2003-02-06 14:50 UTC by Mats Loman
Modified:	2003-02-09 00:42 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Mats Loman 2003-02-06 14:50:57 UTC

The password stored in /etc/ldap.secret is not correctly sent to the LDAP server. The last character 
is lost.  
 
If i add a character after the password stored in /etc/ldap.secret it works. 
 
I used ehtereal to see the LDAP transmissions, it verified that the last character in the password 
was missing. 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Insert password in /etc/ldap.secret 
2. Try to access ldap database with: getent passwd (for example) Nothing is returned from the ldap 
database. 
3. Add an extra character in /etc/ldap.secret after the password. 
4. Try with getent passwd (for example). Entries from the LDAP server is returned. 
 
 
Actual Results:  
Se above 

Expected Results:  
Se above

Comment 1 Mats Loman 2003-02-06 17:43:47 UTC

 
Here is the real problem:  
 
from: /usr/share/doc/nss_ldap-202/README.gz 
 
If using /etc/ldap.secret, it must have a newline at the end 
of the secret. 
 
I had no newline in the file. 
 
Therefore this is no real bu I guess...

Comment 2 Donny Davies (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-02-09 00:42:59 UTC

love those README files ;)