[Fwd: Re: empty HOME variable crashes client]
Antony T Curtis <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.db.mysql.bugs |
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| Organization | MySQL AB |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
-----Forwarded Message----- > From: Antony T Curtis <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: empty HOME variable crashes client > Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 09:43:23 +0100 > > On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 14:58, Sinisa Milivojevic wrote: > > Andrej writes: > > > Good morning, mysqlers! > > > > > > We found that running any mysql client with set but empty HOME variable > > > generates coredump. To reproduce error execute > > > env -i HOME= mysqladmin > > > env -i HOME= mysql > > > > > > At the same time following works > > > env -i mysqladmin > > > env -i mysql > > > > > > Problem found for mysql-4.0.15 on linux-ia64 and hpux-11.11 platforms. > > > > > > Regards, > > > -- > > > Andrej > > > > > > > This would crash most of UNIX programs on your system anyway. > > > > But yes, we should fix it too. > > I remember reporting this bug on OS/2 way back in 1999. > > I seem to recall making the root of the boot drive the 'home' in that > instance. However, on UNIX I guess we can use getpwuid and use the home > directory specified there. -- Antony T Curtis, Senior Software Developer MySQL AB, www.mysql.com Office: +44 118 377 3247 Are you MySQL certified? www.mysql.com/certification
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