The version of rlogind supplied with NeXT Software Release 2.0
and 2.1 was mistakenly compiled with DEBUG defined. This causes
it to dissociate itself from its controlling terminal, which
drives certain shells bonkers.
Here's the relevant section of the source code:
t = open(line, O_RDWR);
if (t < 0)
fatalperror(f, line);
setup_term(t);
#ifdef DEBUG
{
int tt = open("/dev/tty", O_RDWR);
if (tt > 0) {
(void)ioctl(tt, TIOCNOTTY, 0);
(void)close(tt);
}
}
#endif
pid = fork();
if (pid < 0)
fatalperror(f, "");
This package contains a copy of rlogind with TEXT addresses
0x2a14 through 0x2a47 binary patched to eliminate the DEBUG
code.
How to check if you have the defective version:
% what /usr/etc/rlogind
/usr/etc/rlogind.orig
dbxxx.s 5.2 (Berkeley) 7/12/85
PROGRAM:rlogind PROJECT:cmds-42 DEVELOPER:root BUILT:Sun Nov 11 14:59:49 PST 1990
Copyright (c) 1983, 1988 The Regents of the University of California.
rlogind.c 5.22.1.7 (Berkeley) 9/11/89
% sum /usr/etc/rlogind
10433 16
IF YOUR OUTPUT DIFFERS THEN DON'T USE WHAT'S HERE!
How to fix it:
% mv /usr/etc/rlogind /usr/etc/rlogind.orig
Replace /usr/etc/rlogind with this version.
Eric P. Scott
<eps@cs.sfsu.edu>
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