Only issue a warning for the first occurrence of a UID > USHRT_MAX and

the first occurrence of a GID > USHRT_MAX.

PR:	13344
Reviewed by:	bde
This commit is contained in:
sheldonh 1999-08-30 09:55:42 +00:00
parent 903d244211
commit addfa1409d
3 changed files with 26 additions and 12 deletions

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@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
#include "pw_scan.h"
static int big_uids = 0; /* Used for legacy max uid_t warning */
static int big_gids = 0; /* Used for legacy max gid_t warning */
int
pw_scan(bp, pw)
char *bp;
@ -84,9 +87,9 @@ pw_scan(bp, pw)
warnx("root uid should be 0");
return (0);
}
if (id > USHRT_MAX) {
warnx("%s > max uid value (%d)", p, USHRT_MAX);
/*return (0);*/ /* THIS SHOULD NOT BE FATAL! */
if (id > USHRT_MAX && !(big_uids++)) {
warnx("%s > legacy max uid value (%d): "
"no more such warnings", p, USHRT_MAX);
}
pw->pw_uid = id;
@ -94,9 +97,9 @@ pw_scan(bp, pw)
goto fmt;
if(p[0]) pw->pw_fields |= _PWF_GID;
id = atol(p);
if (id > USHRT_MAX) {
warnx("%s > max gid value (%d)", p, USHRT_MAX);
/* return (0); This should not be fatal! */
if (id > USHRT_MAX && !(big_gids++)) {
warnx("%s > max gid value (%d): "
"no more such warnings", p, USHRT_MAX);
}
pw->pw_gid = id;

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@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
#include "pw_scan.h"
static int big_uids = 0; /* Used for legacy max uid_t warning */
static int big_gids = 0; /* Used for legacy max gid_t warning */
int
pw_scan(bp, pw)
char *bp;
@ -84,9 +87,9 @@ pw_scan(bp, pw)
warnx("root uid should be 0");
return (0);
}
if (id > USHRT_MAX) {
warnx("%s > max uid value (%d)", p, USHRT_MAX);
/*return (0);*/ /* THIS SHOULD NOT BE FATAL! */
if (id > USHRT_MAX && !(big_uids++)) {
warnx("%s > legacy max uid value (%d): "
"no more such warnings", p, USHRT_MAX);
}
pw->pw_uid = id;
@ -94,9 +97,9 @@ pw_scan(bp, pw)
goto fmt;
if(p[0]) pw->pw_fields |= _PWF_GID;
id = atol(p);
if (id > USHRT_MAX) {
warnx("%s > max gid value (%d)", p, USHRT_MAX);
/* return (0); This should not be fatal! */
if (id > USHRT_MAX && !(big_gids++)) {
warnx("%s > max gid value (%d): "
"no more such warnings", p, USHRT_MAX);
}
pw->pw_gid = id;

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@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ style databases for the password file but depended on the calling programs
to install them.
The program was renamed in order that previous users of the program
not be surprised by the changes in functionality.
.Pp
The
.Nm
program will produce warnings if it finds a UID or GID larger than the
historical maximum (USHRT_MAX), as these may cause problems for software
which assumes such a maximum.
Only the first such UID and the first such GID will produce a
warning.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr chpass 1 ,
.Xr passwd 1 ,