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#4101 [RFE] pam_sss allow_missing_name should allow whitespace-only string
Closed: Fixed by pbrezina. Opened by pbrezina.

Closed: Fixed
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Ticket was cloned from Red Hat Bugzilla (product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8): Bug 1740763

Description of problem:
OpenSC - Kerberos User uses virtual terminal with smart card special login
case.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Was unable to choose virtual terminal. Hence chose gnome-terminal as it was the
closest match I could find!
How reproducible:
Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set the below settings:
Use smart card: ON
Enforce smart card: ON
Log out behavior configured to: Activate screen saver.
2. The Kerberos user inserts the smart card.
3. User logs in using the tty virtual terminal screen e.g. ctrl + alt + F2
User types a ' ' or space at the user prompt.
Actual results:
Displays the below prompt:
Please enter the smart card
Login incorrect
Login incorrect
Login incorrect
Expected results:
Should prompt for the smart card pin
Additional info:

Metadata Update from @pbrezina:
- Custom field rhbz adjusted to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1740763

Metadata Update from @pbrezina:
- Issue assigned to pbrezina

PR: https://github.com/SSSD/sssd/pull/928

Metadata Update from @pbrezina:
- Issue tagged with: PR
  • master
    • 456e576b85670b76e0da3dc13fe349b7445842ff - pam_sss: treat whitespace name as missing name if allow_missing_name is set

Metadata Update from @pbrezina:
- Issue close_status updated to: Fixed
- Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1740763
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