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RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/login/login.c,v
retrieving revision 1.68
retrieving revision 1.69
diff -u -r1.68 -r1.69
--- src/usr.bin/login/login.c	2016/08/21 03:26:04	1.68
+++ src/usr.bin/login/login.c	2017/12/08 17:04:15	1.69
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: login.c,v 1.68 2016/08/21 03:26:04 beck Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: login.c,v 1.69 2017/12/08 17:04:15 deraadt Exp $	*/
 /*	$NetBSD: login.c,v 1.13 1996/05/15 23:50:16 jtc Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
@@ -825,11 +825,8 @@
 void
 timedout(int signo)
 {
-	char warn[1024];
-
-	snprintf(warn, sizeof warn,
+	dprintf(STDERR_FILENO,
 	    "Login timed out after %d seconds\n", timeout);
-	write(STDERR_FILENO, warn, strlen(warn));
 	if (username)
 		badlogin(username);
 	_exit(0);