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  1. Puppet
  2. PUP-5726

Non-English values for USERNAME and USERPROFILE causes multiple home directories to be created

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Normal
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • PUP 4.3.2
    • PUP 4.4.0
    • None

    • Windows Server 2012 R2 x64
      Debug: Runtime environment: puppet_version=4.3.2, ruby_version=2.1.7, run_mode=u
      ser, default_encoding=IBM437

    • Bug Fix
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      Due to a Ruby bug on Windows, reading and writing environment variables that contain Unicode characters may corrupt the local processes copy when they are accessed through Ruby's ENV class. As a result, prior to this fix, the process environment for Puppet will corrupt environment variables with any Unicode characters that can't be represented in the current local codepage when the internal helper function withenv is used. This affects Windows and PowerShell exec providers, and when arbitrary exec resources are run, can result in the creation of multiple user directories similar to the current username when a Windows user profile directory contains Unicode characters. The Ruby bug around ENV access is filed as https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/8822 and has not yet been backported to the version of Ruby that Puppet runs on. A related issue is filed at https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9715
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      Due to a Ruby bug on Windows, reading and writing environment variables that contain Unicode characters may corrupt the local processes copy when they are accessed through Ruby's ENV class. As a result, prior to this fix, the process environment for Puppet will corrupt environment variables with any Unicode characters that can't be represented in the current local codepage when the internal helper function withenv is used. This affects Windows and PowerShell exec providers, and when arbitrary exec resources are run, can result in the creation of multiple user directories similar to the current username when a Windows user profile directory contains Unicode characters. The Ruby bug around ENV access is filed as https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/8822 and has not yet been backported to the version of Ruby that Puppet runs on. A related issue is filed at https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9715

    Description

      As part of the investigation into PUP-4339 it was discovered Puppet creates multiple home directories for a user if their home path contains non-english characters (e.g. Umlaut).

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          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. FACT-1341 Facter Throws Unhandled Exception when Run Under Unicode User

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-5768 Fix problematic usage of ENV for Windows

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-5821 Cannot Execute PowerShell Command as Unicode User

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-4339 Non-English values in environment variables gets garbled on Windows

          • Blocker - Blocks development and/or testing work, production could not run.
          • Resolved

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. PUP-5822 Puppet Crashes when Unicode User Applies Manifest

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Task - A task that needs to be done. PUP-5884 Internationalization for Windows

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Closed

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. PUP-11348 Remove Windows ENV patches on Ruby 3

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Resolved

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              glenn.sarti Glenn Sarti
              Ryan Gard Ryan Gard
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