[Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#474318: login: Close passwd while waiting for exit

[Nicolas François]

tags 474318 fixed-upstream
thanks

On Sat, Apr 05, 2008 at 01:05:40AM +0200, Jörg Sommer wrote:
> 
> login keeps the file /etc/passwd open with waits for the return from the
> shell.
> 
> % ps fax
>  1846 ?        Ss+    0:00 /bin/login --
>  1898 vc/1     S+     0:00  \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/startx
>  1924 vc/1     S+     0:00      \_ xinit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc -- /etc/X11/xini
> 
> # ls -l /proc/$(pidof login)/fd
> insgesamt 0
> lrwx------ 1 root root 64  5. Apr 00:46 0 -> /dev/vc/1
> lrwx------ 1 root root 64  5. Apr 00:46 1 -> /dev/vc/1
> lrwx------ 1 root root 64  5. Apr 00:46 2 -> /dev/vc/1
> lr-x------ 1 root root 64  5. Apr 00:46 4 -> /etc/passwd
> lr-x------ 1 root root 64  5. Apr 00:46 5 -> pipe:[3131]
> lr-x------ 1 root root 64  5. Apr 00:46 6 -> /dev/urandom
> lrwx------ 1 root root 64  5. Apr 00:46 7 -> socket:[3059]
> 
> Why does it keep this file open? Is it really necessary?

Thanks for reporting it.

No particular reasons. I fixed it upstream.

Best Regards,
-- 
Nekral