Severity: Core dump
Frequency: Unusual
PostgreSQL Version: 7.4.0 release
Platform:=20=20
Solaris 8
gmake 3.80
gcc 3.23
440mhz UltraSparc III
Netra T1/105
Reproducability: 100% on this machine and an identical one.=20
Not yet tested on other machines running Solaris 8.
Summary: attempting to connect via MD5 authentication as a user=20
who has no password triggers a core dump of Postmaster.
Steps to Reproduce:=20=20
1) set localhost authentication to MD5
2) set up a new user without setting a password.
3) attempt to connect as that user.

Core dump file is available. Strace can also be done if desired.

--=20
-Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco


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Josh Berkus <josh (AT) agliodbs (DOT) com> writes:
Can you post a stacktrace? (Building the postmaster with debugging
symbols first would be nice.)

-Neil


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Neil,

I'll see what I can do. A regular strace should be easy.

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Aglio Database Solutions
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Josh Berkus <josh (AT) agliodbs (DOT) com> writes:
Is this the bsearch-of-no-elements problem recently discussed?
(If you have other users who do have passwords, then it's not...)

regards, tom lane

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Tom,

Actually, it could be. Is it patched in the current source code?

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Josh Berkus <josh (AT) agliodbs (DOT) com> writes:
Yeah, see
http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsw...nd/libpq/hba.c

regards, tom lane

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