[Pkg-openldap-devel] Bug#597754: test script could delete / recursively

[Steve Langasek]

severity 597754 minor
thanks

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 09:06:38PM +0200, Carsten Hey wrote:
> Thanks for the quick fix for #597704!

> No script in Debian should accidentally delete / recursively if called
> in an unexpected way, even test scripts.  Severity normal should be ok
> since it is only a test script in the source package and presumably not
> part of any binary package.

Given that it's a test script that's not part of any binary package and
therefore not user-affecting in any way, nor does this bug manifest with the
normal invocation of the script in the test suite, I would call that
'minor' (or even wishlist), not 'normal'.

> ----- Forwarded message from Carsten Hey <carsten at debian.org> -----
> 
> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:14:08 +0200
> From: Carsten Hey <carsten at debian.org>
> To: 597704 at bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Bug#597704: similar bug in test script
> 
> ./tests/scripts/startup_nis_ldap_server.sh:rm -f $DBDIR/[!C]*
> 
> Possible fix: rm -f "${DBDIR:?}"/[!C]*
> 
> 
> Regards
> Carsten
> 
> 
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
> 
> 

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