[Bug 437897] Re: dosfslabel improperly handles localized input

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: dosfstools (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  dosfslabel improperly handles localized input

Status in dosfstools package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: dosfstools

  dosfslabel improperly handles localized input. In a UTF-8 locale, the
  following command fails with an improper error message:

  kosh at galileo:~$ dosfslabel /dev/sdc1 äääääääää
  dosfslabel: labels can be no longer than 11 characters

  I entered only nine characters, so the error message is misleading.
  Obviously, dosfslabel just uses the 18 octets of the UTF-8
  representation of äääääääää, which is incorrect in most cases (when a
  non 8bit locale is being used).

  Please fix this on a layer of your choice.

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Sep 28 02:33:48 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  Package: dosfstools 3.0.3-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-10.35-generic
  SourcePackage: dosfstools
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-10-generic i686

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