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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: [PATCH] smbview.cpp and password
From:       Alexander Neundorf <alexander.neundorf () gmx ! net>
Date:       2002-12-23 23:57:20
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On Tuesday 24 December 2002 00:53, Oswald Buddenhagen wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 23, 2002 at 11:04:24PM +0100, Waldo Bastian wrote:
> > Florian Weimer <Weimer@CERT.Uni-Stuttgart.DE> noted today that in some
> > operating systems the environment is also publically accessible. The
> > attached patch addresses this by writing the passwords to a file
> > instead.
>
> hmm, i'd put this in #ifdefs. the file-based solution is clearly bigger
> and slower, so the env-based should be preferred on systems where it is
> safe.
>
> greetings

The password could also be fed into smbclient using a pty (see smbro ioslave).

Bye
Alex

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