[Fwd: Re: empty HOME variable crashes client]

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-----Forwarded Message-----
> From: Antony T Curtis
> To: sinisa@mysql.com
> Cc: bugs@mysql.com
> Subject: Re: empty HOME variable crashes client
> Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 09:43:23 +0100
>=20
> On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 14:58, Sinisa Milivojevic wrote:
> > Andrej writes:
> > > Good morning, mysqlers!
> > >=20
> > > We found that running any mysql client with set but empty HOME variab=
le=20
> > > generates coredump. To reproduce error execute
> > > env -i HOME=3D mysqladmin
> > > env -i HOME=3D mysql
> > >=20
> > > At the same time following works
> > > env -i mysqladmin
> > > env -i mysql
> > >=20
> > > Problem found for mysql-4.0.15 on linux-ia64 and hpux-11.11 platforms=
..
> > >=20
> > > Regards,
> > > --
> > > Andrej
> > >=20
> >=20
> > This would crash most of UNIX programs on your system anyway.
> >=20
> > But yes, we should fix it too.
>=20
> I remember reporting this bug on OS/2 way back in 1999.
>=20
> I seem to recall making the root of the boot drive the 'home' in that
> instance. However, on UNIX I guess we can use getpwuid and use the home
> directory specified there.
--=20
Antony T Curtis, Senior Software Developer
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