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    Problem Report Number 1215
    Submitter's Classification Specification problem
    State Resolved
    Resolution Rejected (REJ)
    Problem Resolution ID REJ.X.0417
    Raised 1970-01-01 08:00
    Updated 2003-03-13 08:00
    Published null
    Product Standard Internationalised System Calls and Libraries Extended (UNIX 95)
    Certification Program The Open Brand certification program
    Test Suite VSU version 4.1.0
    Test Identification CAPIbase/frealpath 5
    Problem Summary PG4U.00050 This test may fail because it does not return EACCES when read or search permission is denied for for a component of file_name.
    Problem Text
    This test may fail because it does not return EACCES when
    read or search permission is denied for for a component of file_name.

    This is inconsistent with getcwd() which ... "may fail if:
    EACCES: Read or search permission was denied for a component of the
    pathname." Like many implementations, we use common routines to
    implement routines.... like routines deal with filenames.
    There doesn't seem to be any rationale for failing on the realpath()
    syscall and not failing on the getcwd() syscall.
    It would be nice to have this consistency to enable some code reuse
    on our platform.
    Test Output
    400|1917 5 1 19:21:10|IC Start
    200|1917 1 19:21:10|TP Start
    520|1917 1 85590048 1 1|SPEC1170TESTSUITE CASE 5
    520|1917 1 85590048 1 2|EACCES in errno and return a null pointer on a c
    520|1917 1 85590048 1 3|char *realpath(const char *file_name,
    520|1917 1 85590048 1 4|char *resolved_name) when read permission is den
    520|1917 1 85590048 1 5|for a component of file_name.
    520|1917 1 121503766 1 1|PREP: Save the current working directory
    520|1917 1 121503766 1 2|PREP: Make a directory
    520|1917 1 121503766 1 3|PREP: Make a subdirectory
    520|1917 1 121503766 1 4|PREP: Create a regular file in subdirectory
    520|1917 1 121503766 1 5|PREP: Change working directory to subdirectory
    520|1917 1 121503766 1 6|PREP: Remove read permission from parent
    520|1917 1 121503766 1 7|TEST: realpath for regular file fails with EACC
    520|1917 1 121503766 1 8|ERROR: realpath succeeded, expected return of N
    520|1917 1 121503766 1 9|CLEANUP: Restore read permission and return to
    220|1917 1 1 19:21:19|FAIL
    410|1917 5 1 19:21:19|IC End
    80|1935 0 19:21:19|TC End

    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 refused.

    We do not believe this is a grey area in the spec.

    It also seems possible to us to obtain the consistency the submitter
    is searching for by having the getcwd() call fail under the same
    circumstances. this is allowed by the spec.

    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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