[Freeipmi-devel] [bugs #8405] bmc-config doesn't output error when invalid keyname is used

[Albert Chu]

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[bugs #8405] Latest Modifications:

Changes by: 
                Albert Chu <address@hidden>
'Date: 
                Tue 04/06/04 at 01:12 (GMT)

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How soon is "major face list in near future" suppposed to be?  I consider 
informing the user of incorrect input as fundamental to virtually any tool.






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[bugs #8405] Full Item Snapshot:

URL: <http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=8405>
Project: FreeIPMI
Submitted by: Joseph Ruscio
On: Thu 04/01/04 at 03:41

Category:  bmc-config
Severity:  5 - Average
Item Group:  Improper Behaviour
Resolution:  Later
Assigned to:  ab
Status:  Closed


Summary:  bmc-config doesn't output error when invalid keyname is used

Original Submission:  When an invalid key name is entered with the -k option, 
bmc-config executes without producing an error message, giving the impression 
that the request was successful. If someone had a 1 character typo in the key 
name, they would not realize it and assume that the key they had intended to 
enter was successfully updated.


address@hidden:~/freeipmi_ft$ sudo bmc-config -i -k "completejunk=7"
address@hidden:~/freeipmi_ft$

Follow-up Comments
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Date: Tue 04/06/04 at 01:12         By: chu11
How soon is "major face list in near future" suppposed to be?  I consider 
informing the user of incorrect input as fundamental to virtually any tool.

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Date: Tue 04/06/04 at 00:48         By: ab
bmc-config has matured enough to take a major face lift in near future. 
Planning to push the real job of config file parsing to Scheme and export lower 
level primitives. Key names and config file format will change. 

For now remainig silent for unknown keys is expected behaviour.













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