Kbase P24727: Querying LD_LIBRARY_PATH from 4GL shows garbage when using Compaq Tru64.
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
6/23/2004 |
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Status: Unverified
FACT(s) (Environment):
Compaq Tru64 UNIX
SYMPTOM(s):
Querying LD_LIBRARY_PATH from 4GL shows garbage when using Compaq Tru64.
display os-getenv("LD_LIBRARY_PATH") format "x(75)".
Garbage or numbers are shown prior to the actual LD_LIBRARY_PATH value.
CAUSE:
This appears to be a security measure enforced by the operating system when using LD_LIBRARY_PATH, the _progres executable is owned by root, and the setuid bit is set.
Tru64 seems to prepend LD_LIBRARY_PATH with the user no and group no, delimited by 0xFF, when an exe has setuid and owned by root.
Having the _progres executable owned by root AND having the setuid bit set causes the problem.
FIX:
Workaround:
Remove the setuid bit from the _progres executable.