EFS 1.15 bug: rsh killed me on a remote `save-buffer'

David Bakhash (cadet@bu.edu)
Mon, 4 May 1998 11:27:25 -0400 (EDT) 

Gruss bug team:

I simply tried to save a file, and then, at some point, efs tried to
run an rsh command (maybe to modify permissions?), and that hanged,
and it was impervious to C-g and I had to open up and xterm and kill
the rsh.  this happens pretty often, and it can probably be fixed by
not disabling C-g or by placing a timeout.

dave

Emacs  : XEmacs 20.3 "Vatican City" [Lucid] (sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1, Mule) of Mon Mar 16 1998 on hawk
Package: efs

efs believes that the host type of m37-318-3.mit.edu is unix.

Contents of *ftp cadet@m37-318-3.mit.edu*:
Please edit sensitive or irrelevant information.
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open m37-318-3.mit.edu
Connected to m37-318-3.mit.edu.
220 m37-318-3.MIT.EDU FTP server (Version 4.177 Mon Jun 2 16:12:01 EDT 1997) ready.
ftp> quote user "cadet"
331 Password required for cadet.
ftp> quote pass  Turtle Power!
230 User cadet logged in with Kerberos tickets.
ftp> hash
Hash mark printing on (8192 bytes/hash mark).
ftp> type image
200 Type set to I.
ftp> get /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/c/a/cadet/.emacs /tmp/efsc0056D.emacs
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/c/a/cadet/.emacs (12296 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
local: /tmp/efsc0056D.emacs remote: /afs/athena.mit.edu/user/c/a/cadet/.emacs
12296 bytes received in 0.12 seconds (1e+02 Kbytes/s)
ftp> 

current state:
==============
(setq
 efs-cu-version "1.15/1.12"
 efs-defun-version "1.15/1.1"
 efs-dired-mule-version "1.15/1.1"
 efs-dired-version "1.15/1.32"
 efs-dump-version "1.15/1.1"
 efs-fnh-version "1.15/1.3"
 efs-netrc-version "1.15/1.2"
 efs-ovwrt-version "1.15/1.2"
 efs-report-version "1.15/1.9"
 efs-version "1.15/1.56"
 efs-x19.15-version "1.15/1.2"
 efs-36-bit-binary-file-name-regexp nil
 efs-anonymous-umask nil
 efs-auto-save 0
 efs-auto-save-remotely nil
 efs-backup-by-copying nil
 efs-binary-file-host-regexp nil
 efs-binary-file-name-regexp "\\.\\([zZ]\\|t?gz\\|lzh\\|arc\\|zip\\|zoo\\|ta[rz]\\|dvi\\|sit\\|ps\\|elc\\|gif\\|Z-part-..\\|tpz\\|exe\\|[jm]pg\\|TZ[a-z]?\\|lib\\)\\(~\\|~[0-9]+~\\)?$\\|\\.\\(ARC\\|ELC\\|TAGS\\|EXE\\|ZIP\\|DVI|ZOO\\|GIF\\|T?GZ\\|[JM]PG\\)\\([.#;][0-9]+\\)?$"
 efs-buffer-name-case nil
 efs-compute-remote-buffer-file-truename nil
 efs-debug-ftp-connection nil
 efs-ding-on-chmod-failure t
 efs-ding-on-umask-failure t
 efs-disable-netrc-security-check nil
 efs-expire-ftp-buffers t
 efs-ftp-buffer-expire-time nil
 efs-ftp-program-args '("-i" "-n" "-g" "-v")
 efs-ftp-prompt-regexp "^\\(ftp\\|Ftp\\|FTP\\)> *"
 efs-gateway-ftp-prompt-regexp "^\\(ftp\\|Ftp\\|FTP\\)> *"
 efs-gateway-hash-mark-size nil
 efs-gateway-incoming-binary-hm-size nil
 efs-generate-anonymous-password t
 efs-hash-mark-size 6144
 efs-high-security-hosts nil
 efs-incoming-binary-hm-size nil
 efs-local-apollo-unix nil
 efs-ls-cache-max 5
 efs-make-backup-files '(unix sysV-unix bsd-unix next-unix apollo-unix dumb-unix dumb-apollo-unix
			 super-dumb-unix)
 efs-max-ftp-buffer-size 3000
 efs-maximize-idle nil
 efs-message-interval 0
 efs-nlist-cmd "ls"
 efs-nslookup-on-connect nil
 efs-nslookup-program "nslookup"
 efs-prompt-for-transfer-type nil
 efs-pty-check-retry-time 5
 efs-pty-check-threshold 1000
 efs-retry-time 5
 efs-root-umask nil
 efs-send-hash t
 efs-set-modtimes-synchronously nil
 efs-short-circuit-to-remote-root nil
 efs-suppress-abort-recursive-edit-and-then nil
 efs-text-file-name-regexp ".*"
 efs-treat-crlf-as-nl nil
 efs-umask nil
 efs-use-passive-mode nil
 efs-verbose t
 efs-verify-anonymous-modtime nil
 efs-verify-modtime-host-regexp ".*"
 efs-ftp-program-name "ftp"
 efs-ftp-program-args '("-i" "-n" "-g" "-v")
 efs-local-host-regexp ".*"
 efs-ftp-local-host-regexp ".*"
 efs-gateway-host nil
 efs-gateway-type nil
 reporter-version "3.2"
 features '(reporter efs-report dired-rgxp env comint-xemacs efs-dired efs-x19\.15 efs-fnh passwd
	    efs-ovwrt efs-cu efs-netrc efs-defun efs efs-dump dired-faces dired-xemacs dired
	    mail-abbrevs sendmail rfc822 mail-utils vm-reply vm-delete vm-edit vm-sort vm-undo
	    highlight-headers vm-page vm-mime vm-summary tapestry vm-motion vm-message mailcrypt
	    comint ring vm-folder vm-menu vm-mouse vm-window vm-misc vm-autoload vm-version vm
	    vm-vars vm-startup solar cal-dst holidays vc-hooks diary-lib cal-xemacs calendar
	    scroll-in-place edmacro bbdb t timezone font-lock font disp-table devices pending-del
	    strokes atomic-extents redo jka-compr time cus-face advice byte-optimize bytecomp
	    byte-compile advice-preload x11-autoloads w3-autoloads vm-autoloads viper-autoloads
	    vc-autoloads utils-autoloads tm-autoloads tl-autoloads skk-autoloads rmail-autoloads
	    psgml-autoloads prim-autoloads pcl-cvs-autoloads packages-autoloads oobr-autoloads
	    mule-autoloads modes-autoloads mh-e-autoloads mel-autoloads mailcrypt-autoloads
	    leim-autoloads language-autoloads iso-autoloads hyperbole-autoloads
	    hm--html-menus-autoloads gnus-autoloads gnats-autoloads games-autoloads eterm-autoloads
	    emulators-autoloads electric-autoloads efs-autoloads ediff-autoloads edebug-autoloads
	    custom-autoloads comint-autoloads cc-mode-autoloads calendar-autoloads
	    bytecomp-autoloads auctex-autoloads apel-autoloads auto-show fontl-hooks ediff-hook
	    x-iso8859-1 x-menubar mouse mode-motion skk-leim ccl mule-help itimer lisp-mode
	    easymenu iso8859-1 page buff-menu format lib-complete derived frame text-props
	    cus-start custom widget cl-autoloads cl-extra mini-cl cl cl-19 packages backquote
	    tooltalk mule lucid-scrollbars cut-buffer lucid-menubars xpm gif motif-dialogs x
	    tty-frames tty toolbar native-sound scrollbar network-streams subprocesses menubar dbm
	    md5 xemacs xim cde lisp-float-type usg-unix-v dialog window-system c-balloon-help)
 )