6760876 security descriptor decoding function has a glitch

I just filed this and it'll take a while before it shows up
on OpenSolaris bug database.

Afshin

Jay Anderson wrote:
> Thank you for explaining how the problem could go away if the unresolvable 
> SIDs are removed.
> 
> Will there be a bug for this issue so that I can watch for progress on its 
> resolution?
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
>> As I mentioned this problem is not related to
>> unresolvable SIDs.
>> It's related to how ACEs are laid out in the security
>> descriptor
>> which is sent over network and how our security
>> descriptor decode
>> function works. Security descriptor decode function
>> only parse the
>> network data and translate it to a C structure format
>> so that it can
>> be used by the rest of the code. Decode process does
>> not care and
>> has no knowledge of ID mapping so it does not matter
>> whether a SID is
>> resolvable or not.
>>
>> Perhaps when you remove those unresolvable SIDs the
>> ACL layout change
>> in a way that you don't hit the bug in the decode
>> function.
>>
>> Afshin
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