[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-2392746 ] GetNamedSecurityInfo crashes Python with SE_LMSHARE

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Bugs item #2392746, was opened at 2008-12-05 09:21
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Category: win32
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
>Priority: 9
Private: No
Submitted By: Tim Golden (tjgolden)
>Assigned to: Roger Upole (rupole)
Summary: GetNamedSecurityInfo crashes Python with SE_LMSHARE

Initial Comment:
This code causes Python to crash completely. Python 2.6; pywin32 212; Win XP SP3. Haven't looked at the source yet nor run it through the debugger.

import win32security
win32security.GetNamedSecurityInfo (
  "C$",
  win32security.SE_LMSHARE,
  win32security.OWNER_SECURITY_INFORMATION
)

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>Comment By: Roger Upole (rupole)
Date: 2008-12-06 12:47

Message:
It appears the api function is returning NULL for the security descriptor
even though the call completed successfully.  Never seen this with any
other type of securable object, or even a normal non-administrative
share.  Usually if there is no info to be returned, you'll get an empty
security descriptor rather than null.

Any preferences on how to handle this?  We could 
a) raise an exception anyway
b) return None
c) construct and return an empty security descriptor to
     be consistent with how this function works everwhere else



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