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FS#25986 - [netcfg][patch] 2.6.8-1 The '-a' switch fails when network profiles have spaces in their names
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Opened by Andrew Radev (AndrewRadev) - Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 06:13 GMT
Last edited by Rémy Oudompheng (remyoudompheng) - Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 21:14 GMT
Opened by Andrew Radev (AndrewRadev) - Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 06:13 GMT
Last edited by Rémy Oudompheng (remyoudompheng) - Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 21:14 GMT
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DetailsDescription:
When netcfg is invoked with the "-a" switch, it should take all the active profiles down. However, if the name of the profile has spaces in it, this will fail. For example, if the network is called "My Network", netcfg will attempt to take down "My" and "Network" and fail, because no such profiles can be actually found. The reason seems to be that, in "/usr/lib/network/network", the "all-down" function iterates through the profiles by splitting them on whitespace. I'm attaching a patch for "/usr/lib/network/network" that fixes the issue by temporarily changing $IFS. This is simply something I found by googling, so I have no idea if it's the best way to do it. Additional info: * package version: 2.6.8-1 Steps to reproduce: * Activate a network profile of a network with spaces in it, for example "My Network" * Execute "netcfg -a" 
netcfg.patch
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Closed by Rémy Oudompheng (remyoudompheng)
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 21:14 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 21:14 GMT
Reason for closing: Fixed
FS#24599andFS#25362. I'll have a look at the issue, but I don't think I will fiddle with IFS. Other parts of the code use shell constructs that handle filenames with spaces (and would usually fail on filenames with newlines).