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    Problem Report Number 1127
    Submitter's Classification Test Suite problem
    State Resolved
    Resolution Rejected (REJ)
    Problem Resolution ID REJ.X.0329
    Raised 1970-01-01 08:00
    Updated 2003-03-13 08:00
    Published null
    Product Standard Internationalised System Calls and Libraries Extended V2 (UNIX 98)
    Certification Program The Open Brand certification program
    Test Suite VSU version 5.0.2
    Test Identification CAPIbase/getpwent 3
    Problem Summary PG4U.00144 The test bed does not provide a stable password database.
    Problem Text

    The functionality being tested by this test is correct on our
    implementation, however because our network passwd database file is
    continually being updated, the value of VSU_PW_ENT_COUNT in tetexec.cfg,
    as determined by "vsuconfig -x", may no longer be valid by the time
    the getpwent() test is executed. In this case, the last call to
    getpwent() may succeed unexpectedly instead of indicating an end
    of file as the test is expecting. Re-executing this test directly
    after updating VSU_PW_ENT_CNT to contain the correct value demonstrates
    the functionality is intact:

    10|7 /tset/CAPIbase/fgetpwent/fgetpwent3 06:24:44|TC Start, scenario ref 2206-1
    15|7 1.10 1|TCM Start
    400|7 3 1 06:24:44|IC Start
    200|7 1 06:24:44|TP Start
    520|7 1 12269 1 1|SPEC1170TESTSUITE CASE 3
    520|7 1 12269 1 2|A call to struct passwd *getpwent(void)
    520|7 1 12269 1 3|shall return a null pointer when an end-of-file is
    520|7 1 12269 1 4|encountered.
    520|7 1 12270 1 1|PREP: Read value of VSU_PW_ENT_COUNT from configuration file.
    520|7 1 12270 1 2| This value indicates the number of entries in the
    520|7 1 12270 1 3| user database on the system.
    520|7 1 12270 1 4|PREP: Read VSU_PW_ENT_COUNT user entries from the user
    520|7 1 12270 1 5| database. This should place us at the end-of-file.
    520|7 1 12270 1 6|TEST: getpwent() returns NULL at the end-of-file
    520|7 1 12270 1 7| by attempting to read one more entry
    220|7 1 0 06:25:20|PASS
    410|7 3 1 06:25:20|IC End
    80|7 0 06:25:20|TC End

    In the absence of isolated network and/or configuring the system such
    that the passwd file used for the test is local to the system, it would
    be desirable if these tests were designed to obtain VSU_PW_ENT_CNT at
    runtime.
    Test Output

    TEST CASE: getpwent

    TEST PURPOSE #3
    A call to struct passwd *getpwent(void)
    shall return a null pointer when an end-of-file is
    encountered.
    PREP: Read value of VSU_PW_ENT_COUNT from configuration file.
    This value indicates the number of entries in the
    user database on the system.
    PREP: Read VSU_PW_ENT_COUNT user entries from the user
    database. This should place us at the end-of-file.
    TEST: getpwent() returns NULL at the end-of-file
    by attempting to read one more entry
    ERROR: getpwent did not return NULL at the end-of-file
    3 FAIL

    Review Information

    Review Type TSMA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Recommendation No Resolution Given
    Review Response
    We recommend this request be denied.

    This is a configuration problem. The test suite documentation requires the
    user to specify a value for VSU_PW_ENT_CNT that is accurate when the test
    suite is run, and the submitter is not doing so. We suggest the submitter
    effect a test environment is which the continual updating of the password
    database is supressed.

    Note that there is no portable way we can see to get this number other than
    static configuration, as the nature of the password database is not defined
    by the specification.

    Review Type SA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Resolution Rejected (REJ)
    Review Conclusion
    This request is refused.

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