On 01/08/2011 Mark wrote > Rekhesh Mohan wrote: > >AFAIK, src/common.c is checking the GID with getgid() followed by > >getgrgid(). Now, my machine uses blowfish instead of md5 for passwd. > >getgid() is returning 80 - which is fine since i have gid(www) = 80 > >on my system. However, getgrgid(gid) returns null :-| I gave up my > >fight at that point and decided to ask for help :) > > This appears to be a C library/OS issue that has nothing to do with > Mailman. getgrgid(gid) should return a struct group for the group > whose ID is gid. This structure should contain the information which > is a representation of the fields in the /etc/groups record for that > gid. If gid is valid, the return from getgrgid(gid) should not be > null.
You are probably right. It may be an issue in C library/OS. I will try and discuss this in freeBSD lists. > >I tried to figure out the behaviour of these functions with a small > >test code: getgrgid() returns gr_passwd = * for blowfish, and > >gr_passwd = x for md5. Is that an issue with mailman or am I making > >mistakes somewhere else in the installation? > > Mailman only cares about getgrgid()->gr_name. Now here is something that spoiled my sleep: I wrote a small test program to call getgrgid(), and it prints getgrgid()->gr_name = www. When I added a print statement inside common.c, I get getgrgid()->gr_name = null (it goes to http error log, since http headers are not defined at this stage of the code). Anyways, thanks again for your help.. --R ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
