Re: Bug#336661: bash: assertion fails when logging in to NIS account
reassign 336661 bash, libc6
severity 336661 important
thanks
On Mon, Oct 31, 2005 at 02:22:27PM -0500, Bradley, James D. wrote:
> Package: bash
> Version: 3.0-17
> Severity: normal
>
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>
> On my NIS client system (running nis 3.15-2), I have my NIS accounts
> imported using a netgroup in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow
> (+@upcdev:::...).
> When I try to log in or su to a NIS account, I get the following error:
>
> bash: nss_nis/nis-netgrp.c:79: _nss_nis_setnetgrent: Assertion
> `malloc_usable_size (netgrp->data) >= len + 1' failed.
Since thats a glibc file, I suspect a glibc bug. Libraries should
never fail assertions. In fact, shouldn't assertions be disabled with
-DNDEBUG=1?
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Clear skies,
Justin
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