Bug#9356: marked as forwarded (nn does not support XAUTHINFO GENERIC)
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has caused the Debian bug report #9356,
regarding nn does not support XAUTHINFO GENERIC
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author(s) Michael T Pins <mtpins@isca.uiowa.edu>.
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From: sysadmin@chiark.greenend.org.uk (Ian Jackson)
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X-Debian-CC: mjh@chiark.greenend.org.uk (Mark Harrison)
Subject: nn does not support XAUTHINFO GENERIC
Package: nn
Version: 6.5.0.b3.linux.1.1-01
I have an access-controlled nntp server which uses an XAUTHINFO
GENERIC method to control access.
One of my users tried to use nn with it, but was unable to access all
of the groups I carry because nn didn't authenticate him.
At least, this is what I think the problem is. The observed symptoms
are that nn complains "Reading chiark.system: 3061 articles...no
overview data for group `chiark.system'". Part of an strace log, a
log of an NNTP session with authentication, and the output of `env'
for my test user, are below.
If nn has an easy option for XAUTHINFO GENERIC then it should be
enabled. If not then it would be nice if one could be provided.
In any case nn should be much better at reporting what actually went
wrong.
Oh, and I see from the strace output that nn is trying to open a
spurious logfile in /usr/lib !
Ian.
write(1, "\33[23;1H\r\33[7mNumber of artic"..., 50) = 50
write(1, "\33[24;1HUse: j)ump u)nread a)ll"..., 73) = 73
write(1, "\33[23;33H", 8) = 8
read(0, "a", 10) = 1
write(1, "\33[H\33[2JReading chiark.system"..., 46) = 46
write(5, "GROUP chiark.system\r\n", 21) = 21
read(4, "480 identify yourself ! friend "..., 1024) = 42
open("/usr/lib/nn/Log", O_WRONLY|O_APPEND|O_CREAT, 0666) = -1 EACCES (Permission
denied)
write(1, "no overview data for group `chia"..., 43) = 43
write(1, "\33[24;1HNo selections made.", 26) = 26
200 ewrotcd InterNetNews server INN 1.5.1 17-Dec-1996 ready
mode reader
200 news.chiark.greenend.org.uk nntp-merge ready (posting might be ok).
group chiark.system
480 identify yourself ! friend or foe ?
xauthinfo generic md5cookie1way ian
100 22:eb:6c:33:9a:3b:0e:00:7f:00:00:01:06:a7:b6:52
MD5 0b:34:7d:96:ba:77:b8:aa:92:fa:9e:ef:37:b7:f1:70
281 ok posters+ censor+ camlbg+ uksmbi+ debian+ nyxers+ uvv+ fhs+ xwar+ debianboard+
group chiark.system
211 300 2762 3061 chiark.system
$ env
NNTPAUTH=md5cookie1way chiark
LOGNAME=testac
MAIL=/var/spool/mail/testac
TERM=xterm
HOSTTYPE=i386
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games:.
HOME=/u/testac
SHELL=/bin/bash
PS1=\$
USER=testac
OSTYPE=Linux
NNTPSERVER=localhost
SHLVL=1
_=/usr/bin/env
$
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