zopencommunity / zopencommunity/bashport
redir.tests and coproc.tests expects a /etc/passwd file to exist
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- Groovy
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Description
On z/OS, we don't have /etc/passwd, so I changed the test to look for /etc/hosts but that may not exist on some systems. Need to determine what file is likely to exist on various Unix-type systems
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Research direction
Start by inspecting the redir.tests and coproc.tests files and locate their assumptions about /etc/passwd or /etc/hosts. Determine which path is reliably available across the Unix-type systems covered by the project, then update both tests and verify that they pass without requiring a system-specific file.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash
- Domain
- operating-systems, testing-qa
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100