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From: deraadt@newt.cuc.ab.ca (Theo de Raadt)
Subject: 386BSD: bugfix: kvm_mkdb
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Organization: little lizard city
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 04:59:11 GMT
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kvm_mkdb has a bug in it. It incorrectly uses argv[0] when it should use
argv[1] for a parameter.

*** kvm_mkdb.c	Mon Dec 28 21:58:18 1992
--- kvm_mkdb.c.old	Mon Dec 28 21:59:58 1992
***************
*** 71,77 ****
  	argc -= optind;
  	argv += optind;
  
! 	nlistpath = argc > 1 ? argv[1] : _PATH_UNIX;
  	nlistname = basename(nlistpath);
  
  	(void)sprintf(dbtemp, "%s/kvm_%s.tmp", _PATH_VARRUN, nlistname);
--- 71,77 ----
  	argc -= optind;
  	argv += optind;
  
! 	nlistpath = argc > 0 ? argv[1] : _PATH_UNIX;
  	nlistname = basename(nlistpath);
  
  	(void)sprintf(dbtemp, "%s/kvm_%s.tmp", _PATH_VARRUN, nlistname);
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