[OpenJDK 2D-Dev] [9] RFR: JDK-6197099 : PrinterJob.getUserName() throws a security exception when user.name permission is not given

prasanta sadhukhan prasanta.sadhukhan at oracle.com
Fri Apr 15 07:05:01 UTC 2016


Hi Phil,

Please find the modified webrev with the testcase:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~psadhukhan/6197099/webrev.01/

Regards
Prasanta
On 4/13/2016 8:05 PM, Philip Race wrote:
> This needs a test. You can provide one by following other similar 
> examples.
> Also it needs a CCC to document the exception.
> Finally, I am a bit surprised at the exact exception.
> Where precisely does this originate (stack trace, please) ?
> Probably we should throw SecurityException instead, even
> if it is not the exact behaviour today.
> Just make sure that our own code is ready for such a change.
>
> -phil.
>
> On 4/12/16, 10:23 PM, prasanta sadhukhan wrote:
>> Resending with bugid in the subject line.
>>
>> On 4/6/2016 5:06 PM, prasanta sadhukhan wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Please review a document fix for jdk9
>>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6197099
>>> webrev: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~psadhukhan/6197099/webrev.00/
>>>
>>> PrinterJob.getUserName() is supposed to return the current user name 
>>> of the system. This method does not document any exception.
>>> But when SecurityManager is installed, this method throws a security 
>>> exception when PropertyPermission - user.name is not given in the 
>>> policy file.
>>> But this is not documented anywhere and hence the user will not know 
>>> until he gets the exception.
>>>
>>> Documented the long-standing existing exception.
>>>
>>> will raise a ccc after the technical review.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Prasanta
>>




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