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Author	bbi5291
Recipients	bbi5291
Date	2010-11-22.03:57:59
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Message-id	<1290398281.89.0.568058332092.issue10496@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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This bug is Linux-specific. When Python cannot find the home directory of the user invoking it, it prints "'import site' failed; use -v for traceback". This occurs only when both of these conditions are met: 1. /etc/passwd contains no entry for the current real UID 2. the HOME environment variable does not exist To duplicate this bug, compile and run the attached program as root. (This program assumes that 12345 is not a legitimate user on your system, and that Python is at /usr/bin/python ; if this is not the case then edit it accordingly.)

This bug is Linux-specific.

When Python cannot find the home directory of the user invoking it, it prints "'import site' failed; use -v for traceback".

This occurs only when both of these conditions are met:
1. /etc/passwd contains no entry for the current real UID
2. the HOME environment variable does not exist

To duplicate this bug, compile and run the attached program as root.
(This program assumes that 12345 is not a legitimate user on your system, and that Python is at /usr/bin/python ; if this is not the case then edit it accordingly.)

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Date	User	Action	Args
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